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Backcountry

A provincial park in Ontario

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.

A view of Mount Engadine Lodge in Kananaskis Country, AB

Adventure, Alberta, Ski and Snowboard

The Best Kept Secret of Kananaskis: Mount Engadine Lodge

Tucked within a quiet Kananaskis valley Mount Engadine Lodge is complete with all the best things about the mountains—good food, great people and adventure right out the front door.

Leaving Carnavon Lake: Random camping in Alberta

Alberta, Camping, Editors' Picks

Random Camping: What Is It and How to Do It Responsibly

What does the future of random camping look like as more and more people flock to the backcountry?

Trail runner - why leave behind a trip plan?

Adventure, Camping, Hiking

What are Trip Plans and Why Leave One Behind?

“I’m doing Foran Grade again,” I told my mother-in-law as I left for a trail run. Heading out of town, …

Backcountry campsite at night

Adventure, Camping, Hiking

Backcountry 101: What Is It and What Do You Need to Know About It?

Before summer is over, I plan to go backcountry camping with my young twins. I want to take them to …

Sylvia Dekker while backpacking in the mountains

Adventure, Camping, Hiking

Everything You Need to Know Before Going Off-Grid

The hazards of the backcountry can be mitigated and avoided with some basic knowledge of safety and survival.

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    Adventure, Canoeing, The Happy Camper

    The Happy Camper: Was This Butterfly at Lake Superior Mystical?

  • 6 of the Best Canadian Beaches You’ve Never Heard Of
    Adventure, Canadian, Summer

    6 of the Best Canadian Beaches You’ve Never Heard Of

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