Visitors can book a whale-watching boat trip to get up close. However, Bodega Head—part of Sonoma Coast State Park—is one of ...

Humpback Whale in Alaska (Photo Credit: Cavan-Images) As mentioned, May is prime time for whale watching. Humpbacks, gray whales, and orcas migrate through Alaskan waters on their way north from ...

The first thing that hits you is the smell. It’s not musty or old, but a rich tapestry of scents that whisper tales of ...

Shutterstock “America’s Last Frontier” is the perfect description for Alaska. The state has some of the most untamed ...

I wrote a Country Chef column from the city of Kodiak, on Kodiak Island — about 400 miles from the Alaska mainland. I ...

In a post-industrial whaling world, flagship and charismatic baleen whale species are indicators of the health of our oceans. However, traditional monitoring methods provide spatially and temporally ...

“It’s amazing to do the math and try to remember what was happening in the world back in 1825, when those snowflakes were ...

Swimming in the Arctic Ocean had been on my bucket list for years, and I finally got the chance to make it happen.