About Marybeth, National Geographic Author, Writer

Curious Explorer. Award-winning author.

Gutsy Traveler: A woman, like travel expert Marybeth Bond, stands among purple flowers, raising her arms and smiling in front of a wooden building in bright sunlight.
Polar bear tracking and snorkeling with beluga whales in the northern Canadian Arctic.

Marybeth knows travel. She has hiked, biked, dived, danced and trekked across all seven continents – from the depths of the Flores Sea near Komodo Island to the summit of Kilimanjaro.

More recently, she tracked polar bears and snorkeled with beluga whales in the Canadian Arctic, then kayaked among icebergs in Antarctica.

Somewhere in between, four years of studying in Paris earned her two degrees – and a taste for good wine and strong cheeses.

Twelve books (three with National Geographic), countless travel articles, and numerous TV and radio appearances have built her devoted fanbase. She won the esteemed Lowell Thomas, Gold Award for the Best Travel Book of the Year from the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation.

Woman on cliff in front of a monastery in Bhutan
Yesterday’s Video below. A decade or more later. Is Marybeth still GUTSY? Here in Bhutan.
Marybeth in Antarctica with penguins, snowy mountains, and water—just the kind of moment travel expert Marybeth Bond would capture in a travel video.
Kayaking and camping near penguins in Antarctica.

Yesterday….

The forecast for summer activities in Colorado calls for big blue skies in the day and cool evenings at any altitude. Claim your share of things to do in Colorado’s mild summer season by getting outside and getting active. 

Take a hike. 

Colorado has hundreds of miles of hiking trails that are just your speed. Colorado trails are easy to access and lead through diverse landscapes — wildflower meadows, colorful cliffs and canyons, swaying grasslands, rushing waterfalls and much more.

***We recommend you make your base in Estes Park, Aspen, Vail, Breckenridge or Telluride and do day hikes. The “Maroon Bells” hike outside Aspen is a classic.

Camping at Trout Lake

Grab your backpack and camp out.

There’s no better way to get close to Colorado’s abundant wilderness areas than by making one of its campgrounds home, either in a tent or a yurt, under the stars or in a fully loaded RV.

Mountain Biking

Pedal power for adventure. Mountain biking or cycling.

In Colorado, bicycle riding is not just a way to get around: It’s a way of life. From the state that invented mountain biking (Crested Butte holds that honor) to dozens of endurance and high-altitude races each year, you can bet Colorado is home to an abundance of bike trails.

*** Make your base camp at Crested Butte, Telluride, or Aspen and cycle away.

Sailboats beneath the Front Range mountains in Boyd Lake State Park – Loveland, CO

Anchors away. Let’s go boating.

Colorado may be landlocked, but we still have shorelines. On thousands of acres of water, boaters find solace traveling through mountain basins or the deep, blue-water oases on plains of eastern Colorado. Tow a waterskier or tuber or just feel the wind on your face as you glide along Colorado lakes and reservoirs.

***Boyd State Park near Loveland offers lots of boating adventures.

Collegiate Peaks Golf Course – Buena Vista, CO

Tee time for avid golfers

At Colorado’s high altitude, where the air is thin and dry, everyone’s golf ball flies farther and straighter. This is likely one of the reasons so many golfers are drawn to the state. The only-in-Colorado mountain backdrops, a variety of layouts and companies that offer packaged golf tours are another.

For more information visit:  https://colorado.com

Photos and some content courtesy of  Colorado Tourism

Marybeth Bond