Canoeing can be a great way to see the wilderness, enjoy its peace and quiet, spend time with your family or friends, and get some exercise. If you’ve never tried it, maybe this summer is the time to start. Before your first canoe trip, it’s essential to do some planning. There are the commonsense preparations [...]

While I was visiting Montreal with a school organization this weekend, my friend from Vermont picked me up, and we went to her house for Saturday night. The drive from Montreal to her house took about two hours. As we drove to her house, I gazed at my surroundings. We drove up a slightly inclined [...]

If you are a true outdoors eagle, you are not just outside during the day but during the night, too! Stargazing is one of the most relaxing yet exciting outdoors activities. To start, all you need to do is get away from a city or any place that pollutes the night sky with light. You [...]

For those outdoors adventurers looking for a new wrinkle, I present swim with the manatees.  Not exactly your X-game caliber thrill show, but it is a spectacular event that will not disappoint. Every winter, the Gulf of Mexico, home to the manatee, cools off as temperatures drop to what passes for ‘cold’ in this part [...]