Skills
Editors' Picks, Skills, Winter
The Phenomenon Of Snow: The Science, Beauty And Magic Of Snowflakes
Snow is an integral part of winter. But on a biology level—what is it?
10 Easy Winter Adventures for Everyone to Try
Here are 10 winter activities for beginners, listed in order from most relaxing and easily accessible to most strenuous and complicated.
Adventure, Health and Wellness, Skills
Why Winter Adventures Are Good for Your Health
Winter’s chilly nature has a bad reputation.
Camping, Partner Content, Skills
How To Keep Your Cooler Cold While Camping
Try these prep and packing tips to optimize your cooler’s functionality and keep your food fresh for days on your next camping trip.
How to Build and Extinguish a Safe and Warm Campfire
While campfires provide warmth for your body and soul in the outdoors, if you are going to enjoy a campfire, it’s imperative to do so as safely and responsibly as possible.
10 Ways To Put Your Paracord to Best Use
Here are some fun and practical ways to use a paracord to fulfill your entertainment or survival needs in the outdoors!
How To Stay Safe From a Thunderstorm When Camping
Camping is not something most of us would choose to do during a thunderstorm, and for good reason.
Editors' Picks, Health and Wellness, Skills
Let the Delicious Recipes from Habit Fire Up Your Wonderful Adventures
Habit perfectly lives up to its tagline “Inspired. West Coast. Gluten Free” and offers a wide range of beginner healthy recipes.
Solo Adventures: How to Embrace Solitude in the Outdoors
Solo adventuring is a skill that, like any other, requires practice. Here are some tips to help you stay safe and build confidence.
Camping, Editors' Picks, Skills
How to Clean Your Tent After a Rainy Camping Trip
Our tent was dirty, muddy and covered in little pieces of tree bark after a rainy night at a campground in BC.
Adventure, environment, Skills
Dangerous Trees: How to Spot and Avoid Them
Outdoor communities often discuss bear awareness, with hikers and campers equipping themselves with preventative tools, knowledge and strategies to ward …
What Is Scrambling: Take Your Hiking to the Next Level
No, I’m not talking about how you like your eggs in the morning or the word game you play on your phone. Scrambling is the outdoor pursuit in between the world of hiking and rock climbing.
How to Take Better Photos Outside
The best camera is the one you always have in your pocket.
Adventure, Partner Content, Skills
How to Adventure With Your Dog
Here’s how to start planning safe and successful adventures with your pup.
Partner Content, Skills, Wildlife
Why Bats Aren’t Bad—They Are Vital
Bats’ futures matters because they play a silent, underappreciated, key role in our environment.
Manitoba, Partner Content, Skills
Frozen Field of Dreams: A Crash Course in ODR Hockey
Winnipeg is a winter wonderland, to put it mildly. The city’s frigid climate and 113 centimetres of average annual snowfall …
5 Places to Enjoy Winter in Canada Without Skis
There is more to winter in Canada than the slopes and hills. From tobogganing to dog sledding, explore epic winter activities that you need to add to your winter bucket list.
10 Tips for a Comfortable and Snug Winter Campsite
Thinking about going camping this winter? Winter camping is cold and wet if you don’t know how to do it right. Read this article for 10 tips on having a cozy, safe trip.
Reconciliation Through Recreation: Forging a Deeper Connection to the Land With Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Read about how explore contributor Jennifer Malloy discovers the connection between recreation and reconciliation on a hike with Buffalo Stone Woman.
Trains to Trails: Hiking in Utah
Writer Jonny Bierman finds beauty in nature along the train tracks and hiking trails in the USA.
