Safety on Ice

I grew up given a ‘fear’ of the ice. “Stay off the ice, you’ll fall through and die!”, my mom would always tell me during the winter months when I’d go outside to play with neighbourhood friends (that was during the days when video games existed and people knew what…

Campfires

Really, who doesn’t enjoy a good fire when out camping? For me, even just having my mind drift away from the Monday to Friday stresses of work disappear when building a fire and keeping it going. After all, fire is very much a part of human survival and comfort. Fire…

Being Bear Smart

Being out in sometimes very secluded area often has me wondering about bears intruding on my camp. Night time solitude will play tricks on your mind, when sitting in the darkness and hearing a twig snap will have your mind racing about the possibilities of an 800 pound grizzly bear…