Alaska
“What is your favorite trip?” Well, I get asked that quite a bit after 22 years of planning trips for Natural Habitat Adventures, and I have done most of them. My answer was always our Uganda safari to see the mountain gorillas, chimpanzees and some lesser-knows primates such as the black-and-white colobus monkey.
Travel Tales
By Nat Hab Traveler Mary Glaser | The Great Alaskan Grizzly Encounter I had so many fond memories from our trip to Katmai National Park, but one of my favorite stories was when we went ashore in Kukak Bay and watched a dramatic soap opera unfold between five brown bears—four male and one female.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a napping brown bear in Alaska. Photographer Charlene Ferguson was visiting Brooks Falls when she came across this snoozing Ursus arctos. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Videos
There’s something about the blue color of glacier ice that leaves a lasting impression. It may be because glacier-blue is a hue that can’t be duplicated anywhere else or by any other means. I find it the most beautiful blue in all of nature. How is this entrancing and unique color created?
Conservation
In early December 2017, Patagonia—the outdoor clothing and gear company for silent sports—took a major stand. When Christmas shoppers looking for gifts visited the Patagonia website, they were met not by the usual ads but by a black screen with big, white letters that stated: “The President Stole Your Land.”
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a brown bear out of Alaska. Photographer Dan Schlotter captured this moment while bear watching in Katmai National Park. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
Nature & Wildlife
Big dreams of adventure were not uncommon in the late 1800s and early 1900s, a time known as the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration.
Nature & Wildlife
It’s the day after New Year’s, and we’re just entering into 2018. In Times Square last night, according to the Associated Press, it was the second-coldest New Year’s celebration on record. The temperature was only 10 degrees Fahrenheit in New York City at midnight.
Alaska
For avid nature photographers searching for the ultimate chance to get close-up pictures of grizzly bears at eye level, it’s tough to top an American bear safari.
News & More
Today, in the current political climate, with national parks falling into disrepair because of budget cuts and parks and monuments threatened with downsizing, I was astonished to learn about a newly proposed national park.
Alaska
“Wow, it’s hard just to pick one out of all of the great things I experienced. I have to say, my favorite experience was following the mom and her three cubs.
Nature Photography
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a brown bear’s catch of the day. Photographer Elizabeth Leonard was bear-watching at Brooks Falls when this grizzly caught a salmon jumping upstream. Have you taken some amazing wildlife photos during your travels?
