Mexico Road Trip: Coasting the Wild Baja Peninsula
I’d never met anyone who had driven the entire length of Mexico’s Baja peninsula until recently. A friend of mine was spending the last four months on hiatus fr...
North America
Dallas: 10,000-acre Nature District to be country’s largest urban green space
Dallas has proposed a massive new urban park that will be 10 times the size of Central Park when complete, which would make Dallas one of the greenest cities in...
Canada travel: See the national parks in 10 unforgettable photos
Canada Travel: Home to national parks, glittering lakes, craggy mountains - here's the astonishing beauty of wild Canada's picture-perfect landscape through a p...
6 Astonishingly Beautiful Ski Destinations You Must See
If you're looking for a memorable ski holiday, you're spoilt for choice. From unmanicured rough runs, vertigo-inducing ski areas to popular resorts, here are ch...
Swimming With Manatees: Should You Do It?
We’ve all seen it on Instagram - your giddy friends decided to swim with dolphins or (insert cute, cuddly animal here) on their latest trip and flood their IG w...
Insider Guide: 24 Hours in San Francisco
Okay, as a local I’m going to tell you a secret: San Francisco really is the most beautiful city on earth. And the day of the week you visit really matters. All...
Florida’s Natural World: Six Unforgettable Citrus County Experiences
The Sunshine State of Florida is still a wild and diverse place - 500 miles long from north to south - with four distinct seasons believe it or not, and enough ...
Shipwrecks, Underwater Art, Sunken Subway Cars: Unique Artificial Reefs for Diving
Since I qualified as a diver nearly 10 years ago, I’ve been lucky enough to see more incredible marine life than I can name – from finding a turtle resting unde...
How National Refuges Protect our Wild Lands and Wildlife
Starting in 1864, scenic landscapes in the US were set aside to protect wildlife and no other country has preserved more land for the use and enjoyment of its p...
100 Years of National Parks : Eternity of Memories
The marking of a centennial represents an expanse that most people don’t experience personally. 100 years is a very long time. It’s a milestone, i...
Authentic Mayan Adventure in Alternative Mexico
Just two hours south of the glitzy hotels and shops of Cancún, Mexico, lies the Zona Maya, a stretch of lush jungle dotted with the ruins of ancient Maya temple...
Red, White and Green your July 4th at these Sparkling Destinations
Celebrating the 4th of July can be so much more than fireworks, parades and plastic food contraptions. At Ecophiles, we highly recommend you ditch the usual par...
Rescue Puppy Love: These BFF Dogs Travel the World With Their Mom
I've been traveling to 12 countries with my two pups (one of them is a rescue) and was active with the rescue group NorCal GSP Rescue in Northern California. ...
Oakland Street Art: Myths, Metaphors and Murals
It’s been hard to articulate why I love photographing street art so much, and last week I figured it out. I am a landscape photographer by nature, by blood. My ...
Highway to Alaska: Betsy takes the Ultimate Road Trip
When last summer rolled around and my finances were low, I posed the idea of driving to Alaska to Bryan, the boy I’d been dating all of a month. We could take ...
5 Dino-Sized Adventures for family fun in Utah
Dinosaur National Monument, Northeastern Utah's biggest secret, is a massive playground for family fun. The 150 million year-old dino fossils and the sheer scal...
The Best Spots To Enjoy The Vivid Colors Of Spring In The US
Spring - the epitome of new life and transformation, filled with brilliant hues and all that is beautiful in nature. At Ecophiles, we're big fans of spring and ...
Street Art: Capturing San Francisco’s Changing Mission District
Each of the photos are from the Mission District in San Francisco. Murals first appeared in the mid-1980s as an expression of outrage over human rights and pol...
6 Ways Southern Utah’s Wilderness Will Blow You Away
At Ecophiles, we love discovering hidden gems in nature that inspire a sense of wonder and Southern Utah's wilderness is brimming with endless marvels. Whether ...
7 Blissful Hot Springs To Pamper Yourself In Colorado
Colorado is a haven for nature loving Ecophiles. Whether it's winter skiing or the glorious green meadows of summer you seek - it's the pampering spas and...
Florida: Sunny Daytona Beach in 8 Iconic Photos
With 23 miles of beach to choose from, Daytona Beach in Florida is a sunny, welcome respite from the winter. If you're thinking sand, surf and selfies, this str...
Where Art meets Nature: The Stunning Grounds for Sculpture
Sixty miles from New York City, in Hamilton, NJ, lies a 42-acre landscaped park featuring contemporary sculptures from renowned American and international artis...
Slacklining Utah: Hang Out On The World’s Highest Hammock
Video: Courtesy of Anthony Swann
Ever imagined dangling over a canyon in an enormous hammock?
Hung around 500 ft in the air above the Fruit Bowls outside ...
Marine Superheroes Making Waves : An Interview With Mote
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is celebrating its 60th year as an independent, nonprofit research organization. Talking about their pioneering work on co...
Watch these 7000 Jack O’Lanterns Set Your Halloween Ablaze
The Great Jack O'lantern blaze event began in 2005, creating a Halloween event like no other in the Historic Hudson Valley. On the grounds of the Van Cortlandt ...
Watch Hundreds of Beluga Whales Gather In The Arctic
Video: Courtesy of Arctic Watch Wilderness Lodge
On Canada’s Somerset Island, some 2,000 beluga whales visit the pristine arctic environment of Cunningham In...
Spooky Halloween Scares: Best Corn Mazes
Come Halloween, the lure of the creep-tastic takes hold of the country. There's haunted houses, crazy costumes, trick-or-treating galore, but it's the corn maze...
Color Me Gold: Fall At The Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Calling all leaf peepers out there! Autumn is here and travel plans lie in wait.
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park spans over 800 square miles, straddl...
Alaska in 9 Stunning Pictures
Alaska has been on my bucket list for many years now and with two other friends for company, we started off with great anticipation in Fairbanks. We made our wa...
They Grow Deserts In Maine
When you think of Maine, you think of lobsters, beaches, lighthouses, sailboats, mountains and lakes. Trampling through a desert is the last thing that comes to...
