Tonight I’ll be lighting a bbq under my tractor and plowing the snow. That may sound like a mixed metaphor, but like the featured image above, I’m being entirely transparent. I looked at my site and wow! It has been a long time since I posted anything. Don’t fear! We’re …
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You wait for the perfect window – at least 3 days – enough time to cut, rake, pile and then bale it… Then, when you see the perfect window where sunny skies and hot days are forecast you make the leap, hoping the forecast stays true. In those 3-4 days rain …
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By Naomi Osborn (Ms. Adventure) Murtle Lake is North America’s largest kayak-and-canoe-only lake. I like that. It’s quieter. It’s safer. It’s cleaner. It’s a little brag-worthy. 🙂 It’s more than that. Canoeing is to me like slipping into a sanctuary; in pushing off from the shore I can almost feel all the cares …
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Here comes a Caravan The first Saturday of November we spontaneously decided to drive an hour to the Mission Creek in Kelowna, a trail wide and flat, as city trails often are. It was wonderful to stretch our legs after a long week of school and work. Our …
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As a family of six that likes to canoe and hike in the back country, it can be hard to find a tent that fits all our needs. Weight is a huge factor, as is portability, but as much as that, there’s a need for kid-friendliness. That’s what sets the …
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I can’t say enough how much of an amazing hike the Ozette Triangle is. In my previous post I looked a little bit at the logistics, now I want to take some time to share part 2 of the video and talk about the hiking itself. Day 1 We left …
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“Daddy, let’s go hiking!” It’s an awesome feeling when your 5 year-old wants to go out for an adventure and it shouldn’t be missed. That’s how we found ourselves on the Washing Trail Association’s website looking for an easy 2-3 mile hike that I could take my boys on that day. …
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Backpacking with a family presents a conundrum. Even if one has an ultralight philosophy it still results in heavy loads. One has to cut down on weight as much as possible, but still ends up carrying all of the gear for (in our case) 4 kids. This means that an UL …
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