Hiking Berry Hill, Coastal Trail, Western Brook Pond Trail in Newfoundland’s Gros Morne National Park

After two weeks of cold snaps with temperatures plunging as low as -25° C, plus wild winds and weekend blizzards, Nova Scotia is tasting the promise of spring in mild temperatures lurking around free...

Hiking Newfoundland’s Trout River Pond, Tablelands, and Partridgeberry Hill

Three days beyond Christmas, rain and mist spill onto northern Nova Scotia, transforming snow into sodden slush. Dusk comes early beneath leaden clouds, the antithesis of the long summer evenings Vili...

Newfoundland’s Southwest Corner: Channel-Port-aux Basques to Trout River

Last Friday, I met with Donna Morrissey, Canadian author of a quartet of novels set in Newfoundland, where she grew up and lived for many years, although she now resides in Halifax. We discussed a pie...

Rocky Mountain Hiking/Backpacking: Guest Post

Hi, I’m not Magi. I’m her son, Dainis. This is a “guest post” about a trip I took out to the Jasper area of the Rocky Mountains (near the Alberta-British Columbia border). Having recently fini...