Summer – Life's a Trip

Summer

A walk in the park: Algonquin Provincial Park

3 Sep 20182 Sep 2018

Exploring some of Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario is part of an occasional series exploring North America’s national, provincial and state parks. BRENT, Ont. — This post wasn’t going to be about…

Summer

In the cool underground of Sudbury’s Dynamic Earth

29 Aug 201828 Aug 2018

SUDBURY, Ont. — There are 4,800 kilometres of mines beneath and surrounding this city. That’s enough tunnel to stretch from Quebec City to Victoria. Tunnels under towns didn’t work out…

Summer

A walk in the park: Lake Superior Provincial Park

25 Aug 201825 Aug 2018

Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ont. Part of an occasional series exploring North America’s national, provincial and state parks. KATHERINE COVE — We had a disagreement as soon as we entered Lake Superior Provincial…

Summer

The little town of Kapuskasing was founded on fear

21 Aug 201821 Aug 2018

KAPUSKASING, ON — At first glance, Kapuskasing is just another railway town. Yet until the Great War, it was just Macpherson Station, a stop for trains to replenish their water…

Summer

A walk in the park: How to swim with polar bears

18 Aug 201819 Aug 2018

Polar Bear Habitat in Cochrane, Ont. Part of an occasional series exploring North America’s national, provincial and state parks. The images in this post were taken by Trevor Juhl. COCHRANE, ON — If…

Summer

Sometimes you need to shake the dust off — off-road

AT THE QUEBEC/ONTARIO BORDER — Tensions were high in the car. Melani’s Google Maps app wouldn’t let her choose the path less taken and she was growing more frustrated by…