How to Portage a Canoe + 12 Expert Tips to Make it Easier

Oh hey there! So you’d like to learn how to portage a canoe? Well, you’ve [...]

6 Best Throw Bags + How To Choose the Right One For You

A throw bag is an essential piece of gear for any whitewater paddlers. Kayaking, canoeing, [...]

Hiking Roys Peak for Sunrise: Is it worth the effort?

Beep. Beep. Beep. There are few things in the world I like as little as [...]

8 Recipes to Make ~Not Boring~ Oatmeal on Camping Trips

I cannot count the number of times I’ve had oatmeal on a camping trip – [...]

Connection in the cold: An autumn paddle on the Coulonge River

In all my years of canoe tripping, I had never paddled amidst the reds, yellows [...]

17 Photos to Inspire You to Visit Banff in the Winter

I know this will sound incredibly cliche, but is there any place more magical than [...]

Confronting our Romanticized Illusion of Wilderness

When I was studying in New Zealand, I wrote about the concept of wilderness for [...]

Hiking Mono Cliffs Provincial Park

An hour outside Toronto you will find Mono Cliffs Provincial Park, the perfect destination for [...]

Midnight Sun & Treeless Tundra: Unexpectedly Falling for Nunavut

I can’t quite place when my fascination with Nunavut began. What I do know is [...]

Fear, friendship and film on the Missinaibi River

I close my eyes and I’m sitting at a patio outside a Shopper’s Drug Mart [...]

Up River Without A Paddle (or My Campers) – A Tale of Rapids and a Not So Rapid Rescue

On the surface, this is a story of one mistake, two tipped canoes, two lost [...]

The Dangers of Being an Outdoor Elitist

It’s mid morning on the Saturday of the Labour Day long weekend. The lake is [...]

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