Tag: Canada

  • Lakeland Circuit Review: Gorgeous, Gritty, and Worth It

    Lakeland Circuit Review: Gorgeous, Gritty, and Worth It

    I just returned from a three-day loop on the Lakeland Canoe Circuit in northeastern Alberta—a stunning, remote, and often underappreciated backcountry canoe route. It’s Alberta’s only official canoe circuit, and while it offers a good mix of challenge and serenity, let’s just say it could use a little love in a few spots. We launched…

  • Vimy Ridge

    124 years ago today, July 18th 1892, my great grandfather, George Andrew McDonald, came screaming into the world. In his 24th year he enlisted with the Canadian military and entered the Great War. He volunteered likely believing the war would be over by December and thus set sail for England, I imagine, excited for adventure.…