Crow Butte State Park, Washington
Columbia & Snake Rivers Journey, October 13, 2022
The afternoon sun made the grass-covered basaltic cliffs glow in brilliant oranges and golds. —Linda M. Burback, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Princess Louisa Inlet, British Columbia
Exploring British Columbia and the San Juan Islands, October 16, 2022
The sun glistens over local waterfalls and streams. —Kelly Ferron, Undersea Specialist (Photo by Alex Rubenstein)
Palouse River, Washington
Columbia & Snake Rivers Journey, October 18, 2022
Crewmembers circle up the kayaks for guests to explore the Palouse River, WA. —Aaron Raymond, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Black Creek Preserve, New York
Exploring the Hudson River: Fall Colors, Conservation & Creativity, October 18, 2022
National Geographic Sea Lion seen from the Black Creek Preserve. —Jeff Litton, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Plazas Islet, Galápagos
Wild Galápagos & Peru Escape, October 20, 2022
Conolophus cristatus, the Galapagos yellow land iguana, resting on top of Galapagos carpetweed. —Adriana Aguirre, Naturalist
Banda, Indonesia
Exploring Indonesia: Bali, Raja Ampat and Papua New Guinea, October 22, 2022
As we arrived below a conical volcanic peak and approached the spectacular Banda Islands, two traditional canoes greeted us with a warm welcome ceremony. —Mike Greenfelder, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
Hudson, New York
Exploring the Hudson River: Fall Colors, Conservation & Creativity, October 22, 2022
Photographing the Hudson-Athena Lighthouse in the early morning. —Kelly M Coursey Gray, Naturalist/Certified Photo Instructor
At Sea, Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Wild Coasts of Argentina, South Georgia and the Falklands, October 24, 2022
Far from sight of land, a stiff wind greeted us this morning, along with a surprising array of winged land animals that were blown out to sea: hundreds of moths and at least seven birds took refuge on our ship. Possibly our most exotic visitor for the day was this dapper juvenile male bay-capped wren-spinetail. He took a particular liking to our paint store and resisted my attempts to coax him back into a safer place. He eventually continued on his way. —Conor Ryan, Naturalist
Komodo National Park, Indonesia
Exploring Indonesia: Bali, Raja Ampat and Papua New Guinea, October 25, 2022
A Komodo dragon rests on the ground with National Geographic Orion in the waters beyond at Komodo National Park in Indonesia. The park is the only place in the world where these creatures are endemic, and it hosts about 5,700 giant lizards. —Lisa Hornak, Naturalist/Photographer
Kananga Village, Sumbawa, Indonesia
Exploring Indonesia: Bali, Raja Ampat and Papua New Guinea, October 26, 2022
Locals welcomed guests of National Geographic Orion with a cultural celebration in the village of Kananga on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia. —Lisa Hornak, Naturalist/Photographer (Photo by Annette Kühlem)
Guna Yala, Panama
Panama and Colombia: Exploring the Caribbean Coast, October 25, 2022
For our morning expedition, we visited a small section of the untouched and holy mainland by navigating via Zodiac on one of the river systems, Rio Canita. —Mauricio Hoyos, Naturalist (photo by Jennifer Davidson)
Fernandina Island, Galápagos
Wild Galápagos Escape, October 26, 2022
A Galápagos sea lion was incredibly tender with her newborn pup. Our guests were mesmerized by this sighting. —Anahi Concari, Naturalist
