10 Outdoor Films That Shaped Me
With The Revenant coming out on January 8th (and receiving all heaps of advance praise), I thought it a worthwhile exercise to reflect back on the top ten outdoor films that have helped shape me into...
View ArticleBreaking down big adventure goals
I recently met with a two friends on how to wrap their minds around big adventure goals. One is an inexperienced but capable hiker, the other a newcomer to mountain biking. Both of their intended trips...
View Article10 Goals for 2016
“You have accomplished pretty much your entire goal list,” Sarah said of my 2015 blog. “The only thing you really missed was being somewhere warm for October.” We can’t always be D.I.N.K.S. (double...
View ArticleThe Outdoor Economy in 2016
The Bank of Canada has our dollar trading at 0.70 cents. The cost of goods for anyone importing out of the U.S. has risen significantly. My experience has shown that retailers are generally quick to...
View ArticleFreelance vs. The Fellowship of the Ring
My writing evolution is as follows: Finger painting for grandma > Love letters to girlfriends > Grammar-to-the-wind field journals > Self-important Facebook posts > Rebelling against...
View ArticlePlanting Roots in Canmore
Sarah and I moved out of our Ontario apartment (belongings crammed into 10×10 storage) and hit the road on February 14, 2015. I still remember the valentine’s card she gave me as we filled up on gas...
View ArticleThe Arizona Trail, Part 1
Sarah and I just wrapped up two weeks of road cycling camps in Carefree, Arizona. This year we transitioned away from running our own adventures (previously in Arizona, the big island of Hawaii, and...
View ArticleThe Arizona Trail, Part 2
I’m back in Canmore after completing the 1,200 km Arizona Trail! Never-ending singletrack, hike-a-bike, and poor weather added five days to the time that I had originally estimated. Each outing was an...
View ArticleGold in them hills
One day you’re a rugrat who thinks girls are gross. Bugs are the best! A few years later, the opposite sex is kind of intriguing…so is the internet. Then, Oh my gosh, a very pretty girl responds to...
View ArticleLessons from the 24 Hours of Adrenalin, Round 2
It has been quite the year….moving to Canmore from Ontario, a few weeks of cycling camps down south, riding the length of the Arizona Trail, getting married, a honeymoon adventure around the Rockies,...
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