Wild Living

Live your one wild and precious life: get outside, explore the natural world, be true to yourself, learn new things.

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Take time for your mental health. When we wake up and are not okay, we should all have the right to take a Karen Day.

starling on a crumbling rock wall, masada israel

"They are monsters": these words showed me one side of the Israeli people. A message of hope and a shared love of birds showed me another.

anhinga bird with chicks

Discover 10 wild facts about Everglades National Park, including the best time to visit and how to breakfast with manatees.

mother bear and cubs at the edge of a mountain lake

Ever wonder how to stay safe in bear country? Here are seven safety tips and several bear stories from a former national park ranger.

trees above rocky cliffs and the ocean on the olympic peninsula

Discover the best hidden gems on the Olympic Peninsula. Explore unique scenery and heritage in two (or more) can't miss stops.

brown leather bag in the middle of a road

To embrace the inevitable chaos of travel, accept that something will always go wrong. And learn to roll with the changes.

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When you need help, tell people. When I was injured and limping on trail, I asked strangers for help. What happened next surprised us both.

a butterfly cupped in a child's hands

Butterflies, children, and guns. How a terrified child's question about butterflies changed the way I thought about migration and borders.

fence open in front of a field of grass

Naturalist gatekeeping can frighten people away from trying new things. Lets encourage beginners to love what we love, not shame them.

a log cabin

This land tells a story: Booker T. Washington National Monument. Stand in the spot where a family of slaves learned that they were free.

a pale pink flower

Discover where to stop on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. Ten scenic stops and hikes along the parkway's northern section.

A dirty and well-worn green and white bag with first aid printed on it

Why I became a Wilderness First Responder: how a scary accident taught me that doing your best is always enough.