June, 2008 Photo Contest

Where Was This Photo Taken? Hint: Look closely at the photo, the answers are all there! Last Month's Winner Congratulations to Jessica Lancia from Charleston, S.C. who correctly (and swiftly!) named Guru Rinpoche as the subject of the painting in last month's contest.

Swim with Belugas in Canada

At 58N latitude, Churchill, Manitoba is a little farther north than most people would consider for their summer vacations – but the Hudson Bay area happens to be the summer home for 57,000 Beluga whales. Belugas are some of the friendliest of the deep sea mammals – and travel in large groups of hundreds, sometimes thousands! Churchill Wild has week long trips run out of their Seal River lodge (another 65 km north of Churchill), with customizable itineraries including kayaking, trekking, photography – and of course the highlight of any trip is donning a dry suit, ...

Trekking in Ethiopia

Erosion over millenniums has created the distinctive landscape of the Semien National Park, a World Heritage Site, in Northern Ethiopia. The park is made up of razor-sharp peaks with jagged edges plunging into deep valleys and gorges. A single crag over 60 kilometers long delimits the northwestern border of this massif. The park is home to the endemic Abyssinian Ibex, Semien fox and rare Gelada baboon. Head out into the bush with Ethiopian Rift Valley Safaris. They run a two week long Northern Circuit, which includes a five day trek ...