Monthly Archives: February 2012
Dare to Be Deep off the Gaspé Peninsula
This post is the first of three that will be written by the Quebec Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) as part of their Dare to Be Deep campaign. They will introduce you to some exceptional marine sites … Continue reading
The X-Factor: Inertia Ultralight Camping Pad
Engineering ultralight hiking gear is like tailoring high-end lingerie: the art is not in what you put in, it’s in what you leave out. (There’s a second similarity: the less there is of it, the more it tends to cost.) … Continue reading
Hot Yoga
Hey Gym Monkeys, It’s time to convert your heel hooks into Garudasana. Yes, I’ll admit it’s hard to build stoke for a yoga sess: You won’t get your adrenaline fix, the ladies will upstage you, and yogis say Namaste, not … Continue reading
MEC Photography: Composition Tips
As part of my job I get to look at a lot of photos – MEC members send me thousands and thousands every year – some of them great, many not-so-great. To make my job more enjoyable (and increase your … Continue reading
The #1 Threat Down… BEARS!
Stephen Colbert may be a bearophobe (in truthiness, I made that word up), but not this girl. Tripping in Canada’s backcountry means dense forests, glassy lakes, fresh air and well… bears. In my neck of the woods, we have a … Continue reading
