Wake Up & Smell the Psilocybin
Mushrooms containing the psychoactive ingredient psilocybin possess a host of curative properties science is just beginning to understand.
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Mountain Lifer
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Tribute: ML’s Map Artist John Haines
For 15 years the Ontario artist John Haines drew ML's gatefold maps for both the Blue and Coast Mountains editions.
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Artist Profile: Elevating Awareness
The story behind an Indigenous-created installation at Blue Mountain Resort.
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Sweetgrass Chronicles: Walking from BC to San Francisco
Between the months of July and November 2022, I walked about 2500 kilometres from BC to San Francisco. Yes—I walked.
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ML Blue Mountains 20th Anniversary Issue Out Now
For the 20th anniversary issue of ML Blue Mountains we rewind to the mists of 2003 and trace the evolution of outdoor bliss vibes over the years—and also look to the future.
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Artist Profile: Jeremy Down’s Georgian Bay Series
Jeremy Down’s paintings of Georgian Bay will challenge your long-held perceptions of the Sixth Great Lake.
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At Home in the Woods
An A-frame on Ontario's Saugeen Bruce Peninsula updates a timeless design.
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ML Podcast Episode 26: Eco-Explorer Mario Rigby
This week, ML talks to Mario Rigby, a self-described eco-explorer who simply comes up with an idea and goes for it.
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Artist Profile: Feral Nifty
For multi-discipline artist Feral Nifty, life in Whistler has released her into a wild landscape of creative possibilities and offered her unfettered access to the awe-inspiring panoramas of her own artistic soul.
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Depths of Winter
There is an internal stillness that comes with freediving, similar to the first moments after a big snowfall. Sound is muffled and a peaceful atmosphere permeates the underwater landscape.
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ML Presents: Pursuits Film Festival 6
The Pursuits Film Festival is back on Friday, April 14 with an evening of adventure films celebrating the outdoors in Ontario and beyond.
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End of an Era: Another Double Chairlift Bites the Dust
Remember the double chair? The opportunity it offered to get close to that girl (or guy) you’ve slowly been falling in love with? The fleeting chance to have them all to yourself? For many of us of a certain vintage, the double chair is a special piece of nostalgic skiing culture.
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20 Years of ML
We’re celebrating 20 Years of Mountain Life! And we want to thank everyone for joining us on this journey.
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Bora Boréal: Frozen in Time and Ice
Time has stopped. Nothing moves except the treetops when the wind starts to blow. You can hear only crackling logs in the woodstove. Or is that the ice? You have no neighbours—the lake is private, and only the two Bora Boréal cottages' occupants have access to it—and there is no traffic noise.
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Skiis & Biikes Looks to the Future
Words & photos :: Kristin Schnelten. Article sponsored by Skiis & Biikes. Skiis & Biikes has come a long way from its A-frame beginnings, and weathered more storms than Covid.…
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A Forest Journey: The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization
Trees have been the principal fuel and building material of every society over the millennia, from the time hunters and gatherers first settled until the middle of the nineteenth century. Without vast supplies of wood from forests, the great civilizations of the world would have never emerged.
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Bringer of Light: A Conversation with N’alaga
N'alaga is a weaver, teacher, dancer, singer and a Land-Based Cultural Empowerment Facilitator who also comes from a family of notable snowboarders. "N’alaga" translates to "bringer of light”, and that is exactly what she does through her work.
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Friday Flick: No Lost Shoes
A large proportion of disused shoes end up in seas, oceans and waterways. The short film No Lost Shoes by activist and NNormal ambassador Max Romey highlights the vast scale of a problem most of us probably never even think about.
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Let It Roar
Power, beauty and rage; storm watching along the Wild Pacific Trail. Words & Photography :: David McColm I awake to an ink-black night and one of my favourite natural sounds—…
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