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The Waratah Trail is one of the longer West Head firetrails; while not the most exciting bushwalk, hidden along its length are a number of....

Les Stroud has uploaded the first three seasons of Survivorman on his YouTube channel. There are a lot of classic episodes to watch and now....

Planning a national park trip can sometimes be more complicated than planning a city trip vacation. Most national parks are nowhere near a major airport....

Walking through the forest, I realised I wasn’t alone. Up ahead, a black bear was rustling through the greenery. It stood tall on its hind....

Unconventional education methods have increasingly hit the mainstream. Many families now choose to educate their children through World Schooling, Home Schooling, Montessori establishments, and in....

The Girrakool Loop Track is a very short walk that passes an Aboriginal engraving site, the picturesque Piles Creek and a couple of lookouts. Last....

Runner and filmmaker Kiplin Pastor had been training eight months for an attempt at the rim-to-rim-to-rim traverse of the Grand Canyon in April. When the COVID-19 pandemic stripped away that....

Nothing beats the smell of fresh-from-the-factory hiking boots, but wearing them to wander in Yosemite straight out of the box? Disaster. You’re pretty much begging....

A rough track past the “Arthur” trig station and multiple Aboriginal rock engraving sites to Mount Murray Anderson. Great views from the end of the....

The Northwest Territories Parks are opening on Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 to accept camping reservations that open Friday. While camping overnight had previously been prohibited....

I’m a mother of two, but before ever carrying the “Mama” title, I was an outdoorswoman. Long days spent on a bike saddle or hiking....

If you spend a lot of time outside you’ve likely run across a snake before. Sometimes we accidentally run over an innocent little garter snake....

Walking might be the perfect form of exercise. OK, it’s not as flashy as its cousins, running and hiking, but studies show that a moderate....

When I first started camping, I had no idea that you could find free camping spots. When I was traveling the world hiking and camping,....

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse (check out is2020over.com for more info), experts are claiming that there will be a mosquito population boom....

As restrictions due to COVID-19 are reduced, Yukon is opening its park system on June 4th, 2020 but only for Yukoners… “We have a lot....

Yellowstone was America’s first national park. Officially designated a national park in 1872 by Ulysses S. Grant, Yellowstone became the precedent for other amazing landscapes....

A partly off-track adventure in search of two Aboriginal engraving sites in Terrey Hills.  A short bushwalk in Terrey Hill leads to a couple of....

After more than 70 days of being shut down due to CDC regulations in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Arapahoe Basin flipped the switch and....

An off-track scramble along McCarrs Creek (from McCarrs Creek Reserve) to its  confluence with Crystal Creek. A recent on-line chat with a fellow bushwalker led....

Grindelwald is one of my favorite regions in Switzerland with possibly the most picturesque valley in the entire world. I visited this region for a....

My experience of seeing a black bear while backpacking in the wilderness of northern California, and tips for avoiding a bear confrontation. To receive my....

Leatherman successfully launched the FREE collection last April. Completely built and manufactured in the brand's headquarters of Portland, Oregon, the new platform is the result....

Many people are turned off by backpacking because it can be a pretty expensive hobby. The lightweight and compact materials used to create the gear....