Wonderful wildlife encounters while traveling

by Vivienne Mackie

HARAR'S HYENA MAN I've heard of some weird things in my travels, but feeding wild hyenas by hand has to be one of the strangest. Harar is an ancient Ethiopian city with a long checkered history, much of it violent and ...read more

by realityisperception

I crept slowly up the side of the dirt road, using the terrain to help me remain unobserved, all but invisible to the two deer browsing about 100 feet in away in a large clear field. As I stalked closer, I silently slid my...read more

by James Dorsey

Touching the King In those unexpected moments that pop up in our lives, we sometimes act first and think later, "What did I just do?" This may be one of the greatest examples in history. Recently, on safari in East...read more

by Bill Benson

Lovecats - A day in the Serengeti National Park - Tanzania After camping out the night before and being woken up twice by the most primal roar imaginable, we began our day. All tension from the night before immediately...read more

by EMSalem

Seeing three darling little fawns while touring the mountains of West Virginia's Monongahela forest area in Randolph County, near the Pocahontas line is etched in my mind forever. It is not unusual to see deer in the area....read more

by Timothy Ijala

I love the outdoors,going on safari and especially camping. I have been on several camping trips to National Parks in East Africa and each with its own exciting experience. I remember this particular experience. I had take...read more

by James Bremner

Bare Boat Vacation It was our first time chartering a sailboat in the Virgin Islands area. For two weeks we would sail the waters of the British Virgin Islands in a thirty-two foot Peters...read more

by Dusty Locklin

Personally i have always been the outdoor type of person, and being raised in the great state of Texas i was taught to be ''one with nature''. I recently took a trip to Mills Canyon, New Mexico with a group of my best frie...read more

by Julian Worker

At the restaurant in Trinidad (in Cuba) where I was having lunch there was a buffet. One of the many options along with fresh vegetables, seasoned meats, tossed salad, and fruit, was spaghetti. As is the norm in Cuba, the ...read more

by Kendall Anderson

I was camping in Rocky Mountain National Park. I woke up to frost and my breath hung like a curtain in the air. I started my Whisper Lite stove and lowered my backpack from the tree where I'd slung it to keep if from bea...read more

by Steve Healey

It is Monday, the 16th of June. Not quit summer though the weather is balmy. A slight breeze keeps the 75 degree temperature comfortable. Here in Alaska's' Denali National Park, streams are starting to swell from melti...read more

by Diana Long

I Have Had 7 wolves and I now have 3. These animals are the best pets you can ever have they are loyal and they are smart! I recommend any one who is looking for a pet to learn as much as you can about them. You should get...read more

by Liesbet Collaert

In Pursuit of the Sloth One of the main reasons tourists flock to Costa Rica is to see its wildlife. I was no exception. After being on the road in a camper for ten months, and turning around on the other side of the ...read more

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by Betty Jo Petty

Wildlife encounters while traveling Have you ever seen a herd of deer? Have you ever seen a really large herd of deer? Deer everywhere, as far to the right as you can see, and as far to the left? Such a sight to se...read more

by Maribel Ward Janohan

its has been almost 4 years i lived in /quebec, canada, but i need not travel so far or far away from the house and work. this is my first time and my baby go to far but very nice place in Quebec, The Grandby Zoo. Its pret...read more

by Roxanne King

Windows With the heart of a gypsy and the soul of a pirate my most adventurous disposition has provided me with many windows'. At just 16, I left home. Gazing out of a Swiss chateaux at eye-level with another mountai...read more

by Roxie Conley

Wonderful wildlife encounters while traveling.... When you think of a Moose, do you imagine a little five pound dog winning the encounter? On one of our camping trip in Northern Utah, we had just parked, opened up the m...read more