Activities
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Hiking and Chronic Conditions: Is it Possible to Make it Work?
By Caitlin Evans I wasn’t always hooked on hiking as a form of physical exercise. At first, my weekend excursions were about spending time with friends. We’d get up relatively early on a Saturday or Sunday morning and head to a nearby national park where we’d cover 5-10 miles, depending on the weather and route.…
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Set Your Inner Adventure Junkie Free
Set Your Inner Adventure Junkie Free: How to Cope With Setbacks, Fear, and Anxiety By Caitlin Evans The word adventure has a jolly good ring to it, doesn’t it? There you are, climbing a mountain, struggling through the fast-melting snow, the weight of your backpack pinning you down to the face of the cliff. Or…
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Sleeping Under the Stars: Backpacking Gear Guide
By Shannon Minnis Every year, millions of people pack their gear and head outside to camp. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you live, there’s nothing quite like the long-lasting memories you create when you’re camping. When going out in the wilderness it can be refreshing to totally unplug. This is what’s referred…
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Explore Eternal Flame Falls, NY.
By Ashley Barlow Eternal Flame Falls is located in Western New York and is just a 50 minute drive from Niagara falls. Eternal Flame Falls features a height of 30 feet, but more impressing is the flame behind the waterfall! I visited this waterfall while driving back home from a weekend trip at Niagara Falls.…
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10 Nature Craft Ideas
By Bryony Sumner We love getting out and about in nature with our 2 boys. Earlier this year we wrote about our favourite nature play ideas and we were so inspired by all the lovely comments from like-minded outdoor lovers that we wanted to share some more of our outdoor play ideas. I’ve always been…
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THE FJÄLLRÄVEN CLASSIC USA
By Ashley Barlow The First Annual Fjällräven Classic has officially made its way to the US and I am beyond thankful to have been invited out to be a part of this incredible event! Three glorious days and two nights under the glistening stars backpacking through the remote wilderness of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Over…
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Creative Outdoor Photo Scavenger Hunts for Kids
By Megan Darmody It’s no easy task to keep kids occupied. Particularly, if you’re on a long road trip or out camping with your family for a long period of time. Sometimes, you have to get creative and think out of the box. A photo scavenger hunt is a great activity to keep the little…
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Activities for Your Camping Bachelorette
Activities for Your Camping Bachelorette – the possibilities are virtually endless! By Amanda Moore You’ve finally decided on having a camping bachelorette. You’ve decided on your wedding party, issued out the invitations, picked out the campgrounds, the party’s theme—basically, everything is set and ready to go. It’s exhilarating and exciting and something brand new that…
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The Mountains Women Have Conquered
An International Women’s Day post by Emily Krause From female-only groups of mountaineers to solo rock climbers, women have been (literally) reaching new heights for decades. Women climbers across the globe have shown the world not only that the future is female, but also that women can crash through any glass ceiling, no matter…
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6 Trekking Pole Uses
6 Trekking Pole Uses – of the non-traditional kind. By Kristi Westberg I’ll be very honest. It took me quite a while to admit I needed a set of trekking poles. I used to feel like trekking poles were a sign of weakness, an extra couple of things to carry, and unnecessary to my kind…