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Anticipation Is the Happiest Part of a Travel Journey
There’s a lot to be said for spontaneity. It allows you to take advantage of opportunities that pop up and opens the door for creativity, flexibility and freshness. But I prefer to operate in
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Audio Tale: Wolf Encounter in Glacier Bay National Park
One summer morning, while camping on an island far off the beaten path in Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska, naturalist Richard Nelson and a friend set off in kayaks and paddled toward the
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The National Park Service: Big Wonders in Small Spots
If I asked you to name your favorite National Park Service (NPS) places, you’d probably immediately mention parks such as Grand Canyon National Park, Yosemite National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Zion National Park and
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Wildlife Photo of the Week: Two of a Kind
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a pair of zebras in the Samburu National Reserve. Photographer Susan Burroughs
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Video: A Chinese Village Goes “Green” When Plants Take Over
There’s a village just 40 miles southeast of Shanghai, China, that might be the greenest in the world. No, it’s not because of its CO2-sequestering buildings, recycling programs or eco-friendly neighborhoods. It’s because it’s
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Road Trip Revelations
“Most stories begin one of two ways,” book author and immersion journalist Ted Conover once said. “A stranger comes to town, or the hero leaves home. Either way, they tend to go by road.
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Wildlife Photo of the Week: Scars
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a big cat in South America. Photographer Marcelo Melo came across this
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Video: The New Zealand Wilds
New Zealand has always seemed to me to have a wild heart. Despite all of its domestic sheep and introduced birds and plants from Europe, it is still predominantly a place of beguiling beaches,
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