Super easy, regular ski maintenance you can do in your kitchen! Waxing your skis does 2 important things for you; maintains your bases – prevents the base material from dying out which helps to avoid delimitation helps you glide better – wax helps your skis move smoothly over the various types of snow You will READ MORE
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10 Things to Pack for Outdoor Excursions with Your Dog
Our dogs are not only part of our families, but they are also partners for adventures. We love our pets and want to make sure each trip is safe for them. When you go out in the wilderness, there are dangers that you don’t face at home. Your dog could get hurt on new terrain READ MORE
The Seven Electronic Essentials for Outdoor Adventures
The Seven Electronic Essentials for Outdoor Adventures outlined below are a combination of emergency signalling devices, basic backcountry required gear, as well as some that’s just handy to have along. This post contains affiliate links to the recommended brands (since Katie truly trusts and believes they are awesome!) and we hope you will find this post READ MORE
Bear Safety in Newfoundland
Bear Safety is not a very active topic in Newfoundland. After living and playing here for over 10 years, I have yet to hear more than 1 story of an encounter that was bad. And fingers crossed, I won’t hear another bad story for another 10 years! But those stats do not help us or READ MORE
23 Hiking Benefits
Hiking has plenty of extrinsic benefits like great views, fresh air, sounds of nature and conquering the summit. But the BIG why is hiking so good for you comes from the intrinsic rewards we get while we are out there. We should aim to hike because it is personally rewarding, serves us and makes us READ MORE
Learning to Mountain Bike in Corner Brook
Fall is a great time of the year to mountain bike in Corner Brook. Is there a better way to combat the shorter days and cooler temps?! Learning to mountain bike has been quite the adventure! Mountain biking isn’t a new sport in western Newfoundland but you had to be pretty hardcore to ride here READ MORE
Adventure How To: Packing for Adventure Travel
Having worked in the adventure travel industry for the last 12 years, means I got to travel quite a bit for work but I also get asked a BAZILLION questions about packing. With this post I will attempt to outline my strategy and highlight my top tips and tricks for packing for adventure travel. Getting READ MORE
Guest Post: How to Shatter the Stereotype of the Average Adventurer
If you travel or live in an area frequented by tourists, you might be familiar with some of the many stereotypes that exist about average adventure travellers. If you don’t want to feel like a average adventurer, you should make yourself aware of the more common travel-related stereotypes.Whether you’re kayaking through a national park or READ MORE
Guest Post: Critical Winter Survival Tips
Well, winter ain’t over yet in Western Newfoundland so Dan from Survival Sullivan offered to share his tips for winter survival. These winter survival tips could save your life – have a read and share your thoughts in the comments below. Disclosure: There are some affiliate links below, for which commissions are paid, but these are READ MORE
Fall Hiking: Trails, Checklists and more!
It’s October! Fall is well underway. Often, we start to feel the less motivated to keep active as the cooler weather encroaches and the days shorten. As I talk with fellow outdoor enthusiasts, we all agree that October (even November!) is the best time to adventure and spend time in the woods. There is something in the air, READ MORE