My latest canoe trip marked a new era in winter canoe camping. For better or worse. I survived, avoided hypothermia, and didn’t lose any digits to frostbite. Apparently the better outweighed the worse ...

I became enamored of Sir Ernest Shackleton 25 years ago in a Pickle Lake, Ontario, motel room. A friend and I had just completed a seven-night winter camping trip where the temperature reached zero ...

“We are go canoeing!” my two-year-old exclaimed, wriggling out of her sleeping bag. “Get up, Mommy! We are go canoeing!” The sun had just risen on the first morning of our five-day wilderness canoe ...

Her question hit me like a punch in the gut. I dropped what I was doing and packed for a canoe trip. I had no itinerary, other than it was going to happen with the next break in the weather and ...

Are you looking for a way to explore some of our most beautiful national parks without the crowds that gather at viewpoints, visitor centers, and on trails? It’s time to trade in your hiking boots for ...