{"id":11070,"date":"2022-06-07t19:05:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-07t19:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/reflections-from-an-expedition-halley-hughes\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07t19:05:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07t19:05:17","slug":"reflections-halley-hughes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/reflections-halley-hughes\/","title":{"rendered":"reflections from an expedition: halley hughes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the wild alaska trip with lindblad&nbsp;expeditions was a world-altering trip for a little desert dweller like me! this experience connected me to the wild pulse of life and brought me face-to-face with the pristine natural world. the naturalists on staff were wells of knowledge who helped guide us to the absolute gems of southeast alaska. the expedition&nbsp;itself was incredibly enriching and rewarding. our group stumbled into a patch of incredibly beautiful weather, which made wildlife spotting and glacier-watching very enjoyable activities. the group had stellar luck with wildlife, with the ship encountering humpback whales every day of the trip. we saw sea otters, stellar\u2019s sea lions, harbor seals, harbor porpoises, bald eagles, and brown bears just to name a few. the rich diversity of plant life we experienced was beyond my wildest expectations.<\/p>\n<p>my intellectual curiosities were stoked by the seemingly endless knowledge of the many naturalists on board. the naturalists had incredible presentations about geology, glaciology, marine ecology, and even squid physiology (complete with a on-deck dissection of a squid we found on a beach)! i found myself falling deeper in love with the natural world and finding new exciting disciplines \u2014&nbsp;like geology. i\u2019ll be writing my story about the language of rocks \u2014&nbsp;so stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u2013<\/p>\n<p><em>editor&#8217;s note: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expeditions.com\/\">lindblad expeditions<\/a>, our planet forward storyfest competition partner, made this series possible by providing winners with an experiential learning opportunity aboard one of their ships. all editorial content is created independently. we thank lindblad expeditions for their continued support of our project. read all the stories from the expedition in our <a href=\"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/content\/astonishing-alaska\">astonishing alaska series<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>storyfest 2022 traveler halley hughes gives her thoughts on the trip to alaska with lindblad expeditions, from wildlife to plant life \u2014 and what new inspirations she found.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10120,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4902,4933],"tags":[274,506,4703,4759,3568,591,322,639],"storyfest_categories":[],"class_list":["post-11070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-colleges-education","category-storyfest-2022","tag-alaska","tag-biodiversity","tag-experiential-learning","tag-geology","tag-photography","tag-storyfest","tag-storytelling","tag-whales"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- this site is optimized with the yoast seo plugin v23.4 - 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