Alaska
There’s a new “Big Five” in town. Well, in Alaska, that is. Go beyond the famous quintuplet of creatures found on an African safari and head north, instead, to the Great Land. There you’ll meet Alaska’s brown bears, moose, gray wolves, caribou and Dall sheep—the “other” Big Five.
Alaska
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.
Canada & the North
The Canadian Rockies have called to me ever since I first visited the region at the tender age of one. My parents had a photo in my childhood home, taken along the Icefields Parkway, that elicited stories of my trip there with them.
Alaska
Our adventures in Katmai National Park and Preserve vary widely from month to month due to differences in bear behavior and activity. Find out the best time to visit based on your individual interests, whether it be June, July, August or September.
Alaska
Anyone trying to convey the grandeur of an Alaska wilderness adventure knows how difficult it is to articulate the majesty of the place. With 17 of the 20 highest peaks in North America, 100,000 glaciers, more than 12,000 rivers and three million lakes, Alaska supports a vast wilderness.
Alaska
More than 1,500 species of wildflowers color the Alaskan landscape. Bursting forth from lush valleys and alpine meadows during the northern summer, the flora blooms from mid-June into August. Experience Alaska’s summer splendor as we survey a tapestry of mixed forest, glacier-fed lakes and rivers, ice-crowned peaks and wondrous wildflower meadows.
Alaska
Nat Hab’s private Bear Camp, located in one of Alaska’s most coveted bear viewing areas, is a remote fly-in camp that began as a homestead property.
Alaska
Caprice Stoner has managed Alaska Bear Camp, a remote fly-in wilderness camp in Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park, for two decades. And she’s not planning on leaving anytime soon!
Alaska
Brown bears, commonly called grizzlies, have long evoked fascination. These intelligent mammals display dynamic behaviors that inspire onlookers with a myriad of questions. At some point, one may wonder which is the correct term for Ursus arctos—grizzly or brown bear?
Alaska
Few things are more powerful than witnessing the bond between mother and child—or in this case, cub! In the wilds of Alaska, Nat Hab travelers photograph fascinating bear behavior and are treated to affectionate displays between protective mothers and playful cubs.
Nature & Wildlife
Symbols of courage, resilience and strength, polar bears have been featured in decorative arts for centuries. Today, they may be best known as emblems of climate change, “charismatic victims” used to inspire people to care about our warming Earth.
Travel Tales
We were sitting quietly, the two of us, on a log in the forested and tall-grass wilds of Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. Here, along the Cook Inlet coastline, are mountains, marshes, rivers, trees and lands that come together to make a good home for bears.
