nature

The Science and Nature of Wanderlust, tourism, landmarks for nature buffs and more.

Roam Free Together
Growing up I used to hate camping. Girls camp was like “ugh, fine I’ll go” kind of attitude. I didn’t like not being able to take a shower, being dirty… I was a mini brown “Karen” of living all natural. I grew up near the mountains of Utah and being Native American (Diné/Dakota) you think I would be closer to nature and the world around me. My mom grew up near the Missouri River of the Crow Creek Sioux reservation and my dad camped in the red dirt and juniper trees of Navajo Nation National Forest.
By Rae Damon5 years ago in Wander
The Ultimate Freedom of Long-Distance Hiking. Top Story - June 2021.
There is nothing like waking up outside. I open my eyes, and I see the morning sun sneaking higher in the sky. I hear the birds singing in the trees. I remember that I am alive, and that today, I will see more wonders of nature around every turn. Maybe there will be mushrooms. Maybe I'll drink the coldest, purest water from a creek running with snowmelt. Sure, the hiking will be hard, and I will feel challenged physically, but the payoff is worth the effort a thousand times over.
By Sarahmarie Specht-Bird5 years ago in Wander
A Passion for Nature, Art, and Sharing
My life is filled with passions. The urge to share what I discover in my travels and wild adventures through tropical rainforests, Mediterranean landscapes, arid deserts with subtle but diverse life, and waters that flow through ancient channels filled with life largely unknown. I feel driven to improve my photography and illustration skills to tell better the stories that move me. My desire to please others with my music and art, inspired by romantic tendencies from my adolescent years that I have never been able to outgrow. Growing frustration with the pervasive thought that I’m running out of time to do all that I want to do.
By Carlos L. de la Rosa5 years ago in Wander
The camping trip
It was a hectic week, work was just one bad expierence after another, the owner was getting really grumpy with me so I decided to grab my tent and sleeping bag, fishing pole and take a couple of weeks and enjoy nature.
By Paul Meyers5 years ago in Wander
be reluctant to leave
Some people are nostalgic for getting drunk, some people are nostalgic for talking in Kan Kan, some people are nostalgic for giving silently, and I am nostalgic for the intoxicating autumn colors.
By Kyle Bent5 years ago in Wander
5 national parks in India where you can see a Tiger
India is a vast country with varied land forms which displays great variety of physical variation. From Ocean to Mountains, National parks to deserts almost everything a nature lover would intend to explore. Here we bring you the most popular 5 national parks in India which can guarantee you a Tiger spotting if you are a lover of big cats and other wildlife. Check out the list-
By Lokesh Kaushik5 years ago in Wander
Imagination during Creation
A blank piece of paper is what I'm starting with. A blank piece of paper and a mental image. A memory, actually. A memory so vivid that shifting the image out of my mind and on to this paper is not only going to be so effortless but also comforting. I just know that tonight I'm going back in time.
By Andrea Piña5 years ago in Wander
The Grey Whales of Magdalena Bay
I traveled to Loreto, Mexico at the end of February/early March in 2020 to visit friends. They had moved to Loreto, a small Mexican city located on the eastern coast of the Baja California Peninsula, with a strong expat community, but not too many tourists. I was having a great time--enjoying the natural rugged landscapes and the delicious local fish tacos.
By Yen Lam5 years ago in Wander
A Moment in Time
Early mornings on Maui spent paddleboarding out across the glassy open waters have become like a homecoming for my soul. The gentle golden light glistening across the sea as the sun just begins to peak over the top of Haleakala and illuminate the skies with the most glorious and vibrant pastel colors, the sweet sound of the song birds waking up in the tree tops off in the distance, and the expansiveness and peace that comes from gently floating out in the middle of the ocean.
By Lauren Strelau5 years ago in Wander
Passport to the Bottom of the Sea
“Shark!” He clearly wanted to shout it but being underwater eliminates that option. For most people that word produces heart pounding palpitations. But not when your goal is to be immersed in the world at the bottom of the sea and observe the unique creatures that inhabit it. Instead, after waving frantically, he quickly put his hands together to make the shark fin sign hoping we would not miss it.
By Alice Vargas5 years ago in Wander
In Search of Hawaiian Sea Turtles
I’m not made for the tropics. My sluggish European blood is better suited to foggy moors and glasses of whiskey by firelight. As we drove along South Kihei Road, the golden ball of the sun hung directly overhead in a way it never does in the northern latitudes I live in. The air-conditioning was roaring, but still, I could feel beads of moisture rolling slowly down the trench of my spine.
By Ryan Frawley5 years ago in Wander
Grizzly Bears in the Great Canadian Wilderness
“Stand back. She’s coming.” We moved. Gathering up bags and tripods, we stepped back from the river. A random assortment of strangers, gathered in a dusty pullout next to the highway for a singular purpose. Biting black flies buzzed around our heads, but no one paid any attention. There was a tension in the air you could feel, the thrill of excitement and not a small amount of fear as we backed up.
By Ryan Frawley5 years ago in Wander