Kevin Callan

It seems every first trip of the year I forget something at home. In the past I’ve forgotten matches, rain gear, my camp mug, sunscreen, bug repellent, extra flashlight battery, paddles and even toilet paper. This year, I only...

I knew it was too good to be true. The plane flying me home after I presented at the paddling show in Minneapolis was on-time; early in fact. The joyful passengers, including myself, boarded in an organized manner with everyone...

The more I kayaked past Newfoundland’s weathered coastline the more I wanted to get out of my boat and walk. There are some incredible hills along the eastern shore that are just as jaw-dropping gorgeous as the western...

I wouldn’t call myself a kayaker. I prefer paddling a canoe, even if I do have to portage now and then. But I also wouldn’t consider myself a canoe snob either. Any soft-path vessel is fine by me as long as it gets me into a...

Yes, you can dehydrate yogurt. I didn’t think it was possible, actually. But I was put to the challenge while working with nutritionist Margaret Howard on my latest book: The New Trailside Cookbook (second book for 2013,...

It could be that I’m getting older — or wiser — but every year it seems I’m trying to lighten the load in my pack, especially when backpacking. This year I’m even more determined. Of course, not to the point that I”m...

I just finished being interviewed by a series of morning television shows about the latest trends and camp gadgets for the upcoming season. It was a lot of media attention, especially since spring has just officially arrived. But...

Spring is here, which means maps are rolled out on the kitchen table and the planning of the season’s first camping trip begins. Algonquin Provincial Park or Killarney is usually the place I head to first. Problem is, it seems...

"Too much of anything is bad, but too much of good whiskey is barely enough." - Mark Twain There are campers out there who truly believe that the only spirit that should be packed along on a trip is a single-malt whisky. I’m...

 I started off my annual lecture tour this past weekend at the Toronto Outdoor Adventure Show. It was the first of 26 presentations I’ll be giving between now and the end of May, at venues ranging from large-scale consumer...