Good Nature Travel Blog

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Chobe River Sunset

    Mar 3, 2017 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a warm Botswana sunset. Photographer Joey Campbell photographed these elephants walking along the horizon near the Chobe River in Chobe National Park. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Videos

    Video: The Case for Going on a Mind Trip

    Mar 2, 2017 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    There’s a type of trip you can go on anytime you want. It doesn’t cost anything, and it’s guaranteed to spark your creativity and to give you all the refreshment afforded by a typical vacation. It’s called daydreaming.

  • News & More

    Let Your Mind Wander: Those “Travels” Are Good for You

    Feb 28, 2017 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    Mindfulness is a buzzword today. It refers to the notion that we should strive to keep our minds fully attending to and totally aware of what’s happening and what we’re doing on a moment-to-moment basis.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Mama Bear & Her Cubs

    Feb 25, 2017 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a sweet moment between a mother brown bear and her cubs. Photographer Chris Dennard, a member of the Tampa Audubon Society, took this photo while bear watching in Alaska.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Crested Hawk Eagle

    Feb 17, 2017 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose an eagle from India. Photographer Ajay Chakravarthy photographed this crested hawk eagle in Gir National Park. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Spirit Bear

    Feb 3, 2017 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a spirit bear in British Columbia. Photographer Joey Campbell was visiting the Great Bear Rainforest when this bear came out to fish. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Where’s That Salmon

    Jan 27, 2017 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a coastal brown bear in Alaska. Photographer Brad Starry watched this bear at Lake Clark fish for salmon. In this moment, she stood to look for a fish she just missed.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Resting Cheetah After a Chase

    Jan 20, 2017 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a cheetah in Tanzania. Photographer Michael Miller took this photo during a bush walk.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Crystallized Eagle

    Jan 13, 2017 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a bald eagle on the California-Oregon border. Photographer Larry Venus snapped this photo while visiting a wildlife refuge on a freezing cold day. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?

  • Videos

    Video: Spend a Few Minutes of Peace in Grand Teton National Park

    Dec 22, 2016 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    The end of 2016 marks the closing of the National Park Service’s centennial year. For the past 12 months, we Americans have been appreciating, celebrating and visiting all of our 413 national park units, large and small.

  • News & More

    De-stressing Dogs and Pettable Pigs: Making Holiday Travel Happy

    Dec 20, 2016 · Candice Gaukel Andrews

    While dogs have been working at airports around the country for some time as narcotics officers and runway-geese police, some animals are now finding gainful employment in terminals in, well, more “fluffy” roles. But the seemingly softer nature of their careers doesn’t mean their positions are any less consequential.

  • Nature Photography

    Wildlife Photo of the Week: Coming This Way

    Dec 9, 2016 · Kendal Bower

    Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we selected a tower of giraffes. Photographer Perry White took this photo while on a game drive in the Maasai Mara when 30 giraffes moved toward the vehicle.