Have you noticed that you feel much more relaxed and serene when you’ve spent some time outdoors? When you’re out in nature, all the stresses and strains of everyday melt away and life feels great, which is why you should spend your next vacation in a nature-based location like Alaska’s Denali National Park, The British Lake District or the rainforests of South America.

Here are some of the benefits you will get from spending more time in nature whether at home or on vacation:

 

Freedom

When you’re out in the wilds away from civilization, there is absolutely zero pressure on you to do anything. The societal pressure to do certain things vanishes the second you leave civilization and explore the wilderness. There’s no one to tell you you’re silly to compel you to answer email – there’s just you (and your family if you bring them along) and nature.

 

Perspective

It’s easier, when you’re out in nature, to really think about life. You see animals living and dying, completing the endless circle of life and you are reminded of just how fleeting your time on this earth is. That might sound depressing, but it helps to give you a new perspective – the perspective e that it is important to live life to the full now while you can. This is a very important message for everyone, but children, in particular, can benefit from seeing nature take its course, which is why you might want to buy the best family camping tent you can afford, or take a loan of one, and bring your children along for the ride. They’ll learn a lot about life or death, which will make it easier for them and you, should they have to deal with a death in the family.

 

Relax

Nature has a very relaxing effect on most people. Just sitting, staring up at the sunset or listening to a babbling brook can calm your mind, remind you that life is actually pretty good and renew your spirits enough to tackle the trials and tribulations of life when you eventually return to civilization.

 

Learn

No matter how much time you spend reading National Geographic, there are some things you can only learn by actually getting out there and experiencing them. When you travel to the wilderness of your own or another country, you will see creatures you never knew existed, see the most amazing ecosystems with your own eyes and learn a great deal about this blue and green planet we all inhabit.

 

Deal
When you’re watching waves crashing on the beach or the sun bleaching rocks white, you’ll also realize that life is inherently chaotic. Things happen unexpectedly, and they can be beautiful or scary. Just being reminded of this in nature will help you to learn more about yourself and the chaotic way that life sometimes unfolds, whether we like it or not. Once you know this, you can more easily roll with the punches and deal with whatever life decides to throw at you.