Opinion
Adventure, Ontario, Opinion, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: Ontario Parks Are Now “Party Parks” With the Announcement of Alcohol Allowed Almost Everywhere
So having a beer on a park beach is prioritized, not protecting wild scenic areas.
Adventure, Opinion, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: Hey U.S.! I May Be Old and Replaceable, but I Am Certainly Not Stupid or Weak
Some bully on social media mocked me for my decision to not present at any U.S. outdoor shows this year.
Opinion: How to Enjoy the Outdoors Even in Cold Weather
Maintaining enthusiasm isn’t easy for everyone once the temperatures really dip.
Adventure, National Parks, Opinion
Opinion: The Canada Strong Pass is a Dumb Idea
Free Parks Canada admission is back. That’s not a good thing, argues Ryan Stuart.
Editors' Picks, Hiking, Opinion
Opinion: Every Walk Can Be a Hike
When does a walk become a hike? Are they one in the same, or do they have stark differences?
Camping, Editors' Picks, Opinion
Opinion: It’s Not Camping if You’re Not in a Tent
When I think about why I go camping—to feel small, to feel a lack of control, to feel a connection—I can’t imagine doing it without a tent to crawl into.
Camping, Editors' Picks, Inclusivity, Opinion
Opinion: Why I Hate Tent Camping—and I’m Never Going Again
But after one too many cold, restless nights on the ground, I’ve decided to call it: I’m officially breaking up with tent camping.
Opinion: I Want You to Get Outside… Just Go Somewhere Else
Personally, having an alpine lake to ourselves feels like finding one last hideaway M&M in trail mix.
Adventure, environment, Opinion
Chasing the North Star in a Dying Climate: A Fight for Hope and Survival
With the looming climate crisis, hopeless is not a strong enough word to define the impending burden of the future we have to build.
Adventure, Editors' Picks, Fitness & Nutrition, Opinion, Skills
How to Balance Pregnancy and Outdoor Adventure
Here’s what we’re still learning about the outdoors as a pregnancy lifeline.
Adventure, Editors' Picks, Opinion
Finding a North Star in the Climate Change Conundrum
The only way we can achieve the future we want is to imagine it first. That image becomes our North Star.
Editors' Picks, Opinion, Photo Essays
On the Photos in Bold Series
I’m thankful to Explore Magazine for supporting this project.
Editors' Picks, environment, Opinion, The Happy Camper, Wildlife
The Happy Camper: Are Birdwatchers Loving Birds to Death?
More people out their gawking at birds equals more attention towards the protection of them and their habitat.
Opinion, Paddling, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: 2025 Brings Big Changes To Ontario Parks
The year 2025 will bring significant changes to where canoe trippers can pitch their tent every night in some Ontario Parks.
Adventure, Opinion, The Happy Camper
The Happy Camper: A Review of Frank Wolf’s New Book
When I was asked to write a back cover review for Frank Wolf’s latest book Two Springs, One Summer, I jumped at the chance.
Ontario, Opinion, The Happy Camper
Bear Cubs Killed in Algonquin Spark Conversation About Nature
Anthropocentric views of nature. All the great nature writers warned us about it. Thoreau, Leopold, Carson. It’s a worldview that …
Adventure, Editors' Picks, Opinion
Opinion: Keep Your Unsolicited Adventure Advice to Yourself
The other day I had the pleasure of stopping a man in his tracks. Literally. No, it wasn’t that he …
Editors' Picks, Hiking, Opinion
Opinion: Please Don’t Blast Your Music on the Trail
I imagine collecting all the speakers playing music on a busy trail, piling them together and setting them on fire.
Camping, Editors' Picks, Opinion
Opinion: Campsites in Canada Are Way Too Difficult to Book
Why is it so dang difficult to book a summer camping trip in Canada these days?
