The first thing Carly Crow remembers is the cold. She was thirteen, far from home in southern Georgia, sleeping in a tent under a Wyoming sky as part of a Girl Scouts trip called Wyoming Wildlife Wonders, a journey through Grand Teton and Yellowstone. Then one evening...
I recently sat down with the Soul of Travel podcast to talk about gender equity in wildlife guiding, what conservation travel actually requires to work, and why Her Wild Life exists in the first place. The full episode is worth listening to in its entirety, but three...
I recently talked with Bold Journey Magazine about work ethic, the qualities that have shaped this journey most, and how Her Wild Life came to exist. A few pieces of that conversation are worth sitting with a little longer, since they explain a lot about how we...
Bird watching is the practice of observing birds in their natural habitat, paying attention to species, behavior, calls, and movement. It is one of the most accessible wildlife activities in the world. You do not need experience, specialist equipment, or a long...
Planning a mother-daughter wildlife trip is a different exercise from planning a general vacation. You are not just choosing a destination you both like. You are aligning two people’s physical pace, wildlife interests, and expectations of what a day in the field...
The difference starts with the guide. On a women-only wildlife trip with Her Wild Life, every guide is a female field biologist, ornithologist, or ecologist, not a generalist tour leader. From there, the group dynamics, pacing, accommodation, and daily priorities all...
