Alaska’s Denali National Park, Pioneer in Conservation
Taking part in the Follow Me At Sea Press Trip presented by Princess Cruises, we had access to every tour and excursion that anyone could imagine taking part in. We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to take part in dream adventures such as flights over Mount McKinley, Helicopter rides over the Juneau Ice Field and racing through the inside passage of the Tongass National Forest, but we also had the chance to learn about the history of America’s most exciting state. One of the most informative and interesting trips that we took was a bus ride through Denali National Park.
Ranthambore, Where Have all the Tigers Gone?
How many tigers are left in Ranthambore? We ask our guide. “40 Tigers, but we sent 3 to another park because poachers killed all of them there.” He answers. Later, we pick up a paper and read that two tiger cubs were found dead in Ranthambore by two sick people that used poison goats to kill them. We think about our guides words. “Today we are in a section that has a mother with two cubs, we have a good chance of spotting a tiger.” No wonder we didn’t see them.
Yala National Park, A Photo Story
Having a high concentration of leopards, Yala National Park in Sri Lanka is one of the best places in the world to spot them. But the leopard isn’t the only animal you will see in Yala. It is teeming with life and exotic animals can be found around every turn. The Landscape reminds you of something more out of Africa than Southern Asia and it’s location makes it easy for anyone visiting the country to take a trip to try to spot the elusive leopard of Yala National Park.
Snapshot Sunday #1-Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Welcome to the first of our Sunday Snapshots. This was definitely a highlight not only of this week in travel, but probably our entire ten years in travel. We actually spotted a rare site in Sri Lanka’s, Yala National Park. The elusive leopard. The Leopard doesn’t make an appearance for everyone and as we can attest, not all people had the privilege that we had. Several jeeps waited a very long time for it to climb out of the tree or even move. We almost didn’t believe that it was there. Only a few jeeps remained, when our leopard climbed out of a tree, gave a big stretch, a look in our direction and then he walked slowly to a tree stump in long grass.
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