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Every fall, I get asked the same question: what are the best day trips from Toronto to see the fall colours? The easy answer is to direct eager leaf-peepers to the typical hotspots. But after years of driving Ontario’s backroads, I’ve dev...

“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves,” said legendary New Zealand mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary, who became one of the first official climbers to summit Everest in 1953.

He clearly never met my friend Erica Tucker.

I love the outdoors and hiking. Erica tolerates treadmills—only as a way to prepare to lift heavy. Erica and I have walked the nei...

Ocean Wayfinder floated at anchor. I filled my coffee mug and climbed the stairs from the saloon up to the wheelhouse. Mist clung to the branches of western hemlock and Sitka spruce, softening the edges of the forest-lined shore. I slipped out on deck to inhale the briny air and take a few photos, hoping to capture something of the mystical quality of the shrouded sh...

For an Okanagan escape with plenty of room to get outside, head to Vernon, a lakeside city roughly a 4.5-hour drive northeast of Vancouver. Surrounded by Kalamalka, Okanagan and Swan lakes and named the “

In Sault Ste. Marie, an active adventure at Hiawatha Highlands is just minutes from downtown. On your way, pop into vélorution, where staff can equip your family with premium rental bikes and recommend trails ...