Nature & Wildlife
Nat Hab’s Maine Coastal Explorer tour takes travelers on an idyllic journey from Bangor to Acadia National Park. Here are five highlights visitors will experience during their stay on Mount Desert Island, the largest of Maine’s 4,600 coastal islands.
Travel Tips
On its finest days, summer feels like it could last forever. But, alas, all good things must come to an end. Or, when it comes to the seasons, sublimely shift into something new. As F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said, “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”
Nature & Wildlife
On November 5, 2023, daylight saving time (DST) will end and standard time will once again reign. While recently there have been many attempts to do away with Americans’ “springing forward” and “falling back” each year, it looks like we’ll be continuing with the practice for some time to come.
Alaska
Encounter Alaska’s giant grizzlies on Bears of Brooks Falls Photo Expedition. You’ll photograph these enormous brown bears in the golden glow of autumn as they congregate in Brooks Falls, gorging themselves on salmon in preparation for their long winter’s sleep. This immersive adventure is designed with the experienced nature photographer in mind.
U.S. National Parks
Waves that thunder against granite cliffs and break apart on kelp-slick rocks. Bullfrogs that croak among the grasslike rushes that rim ponds and line lakeshores. Woodpeckers that rat-a-tat-tat on tree bark. Great black-backed gulls filling the breeze-clearing air with their deep, hoarse calls. These are the sounds of Maine’s Acadia National Park.
Travel Tips
Each season in Yellowstone National Park brings something new and fresh for visitors. In the winter, travelers can spot wolf packs navigating through snow-covered trees. In the summertime, longer days allow visitors to spend even more time immersed in nature, taking in the sights of one of our nation’s most treasured landscapes.
Alaska
By Nat Hab Traveler Phyllis Posner | Bears of Brooks Falls: Solitude Season It is the end of the season. As we walk through Katmai National Park each day, there are several bears left, still filling up on food for winter.
Travel Tales
A visit to Sichuan, Qinghai and Shaanxi provinces of China in autumn reveals amazing sights, including incredible encounters with wild golden snub-nosed monkeys that have lost their fear of people.
