Expect the Best and Plan for the Worst: Winter Survival Skills

I spent Saturday afternoon at Spruce Woods Provincial Park with Backcountry Women where we learned winter survival skills with Jen, … More

Travel near to go far

I woke up Saturday morning with a heavy heart. Disappointment, anger, sadness, irritation, and feeling annoyed on top of a … More

Blue Jay and I spent the weekend together on a little holiday in Riding Mountain National Park. The park has … More

When we used our large base camping tent last summer for the final time, we packed away one of the … More

My family and I hiked overnight to Tilson Lake in Riding Mountain National Park on June 22. We hiked a … More

I have the word “real” in quotations because aside from sleeping in my backyard a few weekends ago, Friday night … More

I finished setting up camp at 9 o’clock at a fine little spot not far from Flamingo Crossing, also known … More

I am a member of Backcountry Women, an incredible group of women who explore the outdoors together and get up … More

I hiked and camped at Riding Mountain National Park a few weeks ago with a group. Like all trips to … More

My previous time on Hunt Lake trail did not go well due to physical and mental overexertion. I had two … More