The way the wind blows
Today I was standing on the east coast of the Big Island of Hawai'i getting hammered by the wind. The ... Read more...
Posted on January 5, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Hawaii bound
Mount Washington, my local ski hill, is hurting. A warm November and early December has turned into a freezing and ... Read more...
Posted on December 20, 2008 at 7:20 PM
CBC Radio's Fresh Air "Winter is Fun" Interview
Here's my interview from this past Sunday's CBC Radio Fresh Air show. It was all about how fun winter activities ... Read more...
Posted on January 5, 2009 at 3:59 PM
Samuel de Champlain – My Favorite Family Provincial Park
My daughter Kyla had a rule in 2008 before we took her interior camping. We had to camp at a ... Read more...
Posted on January 1, 2009 at 9:51 AM
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Swamp Donkey Adventure Race
The Swamp Donkey Adventure Race is a 5-8 hour adventure race held in the Falcon Lake area in southeastern Manitoba. The race was started in 2007. Disciplines include mountain biking, trekking, paddling, navigation and teamwork! The race is done in teams of 3. Categories include ...
Updated 1 week, 6 days ago by Alain Foidart.
First you fall. Then you end up on YouTube
Road biking
As featured in the October issue of explore magazine It’s true that when you’re watching outdoor bloopers on YouTube, you’re engaging in classic schadenfreude behaviour—taking pleasure in other people’s misfortunes. But hey, no matter how guilty you may feel, it’s hard not to laugh when ...
Updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago by turnbr.
Nordic Skating
"Nordic Skating" is the most common term in North America for the Swedish term "långfärdsskridsko". Other terms are tour-skating, wild-skating, backcountry-skating and "long distance skating on natural ice". It is very popular in Sweden, seconded in Finland and growing in Estonia and Norway. There are ...
Updated 3 weeks, 5 days ago by David Dermott.
Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada
Algonquin Park is made up of 7,725 square kilometres of forests, lakes, and rivers. One of the great things about Algonquin is that you can experience its beauty one of two ways: (i) through a well-planned canoe trip (or hiking trip) through its vast and ...
Updated 1 month ago by Jeremy Bessey.
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CBC Radio's Fresh Air "Winter is Fun" Interview
Here's my interview from this past Sunday's CBC Radio Fresh Air show. It was all about how fun winter activities are, especially snowshoeing. Check it out and pick up a free Ontario Tourism calendar at any MEC store or other outdoor retailers for great winter ...
Posted by Kevin Callan on January 5, 2009 at 3:59 PM
The way the wind blows
Today I was standing on the east coast of the Big Island of Hawai'i getting hammered by the wind. The sea was a mess of whitecaps spilling off the top of the deep swells and wind waves harrassed by the trade winds. These winds blow ...
Posted by Ryan Stuart on January 5, 2009 at 2:28 PM
Samuel de Champlain – My Favorite Family Provincial Park
My daughter Kyla had a rule in 2008 before we took her interior camping. We had to camp at a campground before and after our trip. Yes, it’s true, my daughter likes car-camping. I’m not afraid to admit it. I don’t mind it either, as ...
Posted by Kevin Callan on January 1, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Happy Christmas from Scotland
Hello from Scotland! It's Christmas Eve and Scotland is looking bonnie. We've had lots of snow (by Scottish standards) already this year so the hills are snow covered and I've had some great days out hiking already. I do miss the Canadian winter sometimes. Not ...
Posted by Stevie Christie on December 24, 2008 at 5:53 AM
