Go with the Floe

Go with the Floe

Searching for narwhal on the spring ice of Pond Inlet, Nunavut. On our final trip to the floe edge, it’s obviously cracking up; this landscape is constantly in flux and it’s deteriorating fast. We get as close as is reasonable and see the cracks as they rise and fall...
Whitewater Family Adventure: The French River

Whitewater Family Adventure: The French River

We set off in the rain. The pouring rain. The kind of rain that soaks through to our underwear in minutes. But we can’t stop. We have to get to camp and there are two sets of rapids to get through today. The families have just met for the first time and the kids...
The Arctic on the Cheap: Ivvavik National Park

The Arctic on the Cheap: Ivvavik National Park

We’ve been hiking for five hours now. And the Highway to Heaven trail has delivered all that it promised; a challenging, yet rewarding hike in the Arctic Circle. We’ve seen caribou and mountain goats. We reached the summit of Dragon Tors. We explored the barren lands...
The Fifth Coast for Mountain Life Annual

The Fifth Coast for Mountain Life Annual

On December fifteenth, 2016, Larry Cavero runs out of Lake Huron and bolts for his car. He exchanges a few quick words with the other guys and jumps in his vehicle. They’re surfing a rocky break composed of the Niagara Escarpment’s limestone; the rock shelves here,...
Surviving Ten Days Alone in the Wilderness

Surviving Ten Days Alone in the Wilderness

“It was the happiest time of my life,” says Chris Larkin. “Undoubtedly.” His answer is instant. There’s no hesitation. The best time in his 65 years on earth was 31 years ago. It lasted ten days. It was that time he lost absolutely everything in the Mackenzie...
Breaking Good: Family Surf Camp in Costa Rica

Breaking Good: Family Surf Camp in Costa Rica

If you’re looking for a family getaway like no other, I’m not sure you could beat the Peaks ‘n Swells Family Surf Camp in Montezuma, Costa Rica. Run by Hillary Harrison and her husband Ryan Watts (both former world class mountain bike racers), the couple spends summer...