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Five Sensory Travel Journeys for the Coronavirus Age
The world that I look out upon from the window in my home office, here in Wisconsin, is pretty quiet right now. In other times, the interstate just beyond the woods that surrounds my
Read More »Traveler Story: Memories of Alaska
Our two-week adventure began in Fairbanks, where we met our guide, Mike Hillman, and our 12 traveling companions. As we headed south toward Denali National Park, we got to know our newfound friends and
Read More »Traveler Story: A River Walk at Brooks Falls
“Our best moment of the trip was when our group went on a river walk with our Expedition Leader at Brooks Falls. We were able to get up close and personal with several bears,
Read More »Seasoned Travelers Fulfill Dreams of Seeing Alaska’s Fishing Grizzlies
“This was our seventh trip with Nat Hab. Our remote location and the proximity to the bears made it one of the most memorable. When we stepped onto Katmai’s shore for the first time,
Read More »3 Highlights from an Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Safari
You think you know. You think you know how big and grand Alaska is before you go. It is jaw-droppingly huge and beautiful and fierce all at the same time. I had the privilege
Read More »Climate Change Is Affecting Alaska’s Salmon—and Its Bears
Katmai National Park is a realm of untrammeled rivers, pristine streams and clear lakes. The park and the greater Alaska Peninsula are part of the Bristol Bay Watershed, which, according to World Wildlife Fund,
Read More »Wildlife Photo of the Week: I’m Bigger Than You
Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a curious polar bear in Alaska. Photographer Leigh Lofgren Captured this polar
Read More »A World on Fire: Battling Blazes in Borneo’s Rain Forests
Forest fires hit home particularly hard in 2019, as people in every corner of the Earth watched the world burn. Abnormal Arctic fires occurred in Alaska, Greenland and Russia’s Siberian province, which houses the
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