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Downburst Blues: When a Trip Goes from Calm to Chaos

Severe weather brings valuable perspectives to backcountry trips. Words :: Leslie Anthony. One August afternoon a decade ago, I was just starting a canoe trip with my then 16-year-old daughter,…

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Doppelgangers: How Fish Connect Us

words & photos :: Leslie Anthony On a warm, sunny autumn day enlivened by a stiff wind, I cast a rubber lure into a weedy bay. As I reel in,…

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The Great Outdoors

Unstack Them: Building Endless Rock Cairns Isn’t Cool

words :: Leslie Anthony. The oddly resurgent problem of people trashing the environment has been the subject of much consternation and talk of late in Canada—almost like we’ve gone back…

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Fieldwork: When a Nature-Addled Kid Becomes a Nature-Addled Adult

words & photos :: Leslie Anthony When I think back, it’s clear I was a nature-addled kid. Most of my time was spent combing the gardens and ravines of our…

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The Great Outdoors

A Prickly Problem: How to Get Along with our Friend, the Porcupine

By Leslie Anthony. Many Aprils ago, I was awakened at an ungodly hour by a hellish cacophony. The dog stood on the bed howling, audible curses emanated from several sleeping…

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Les Anthony

Downburst Blues: When a Trip Goes from Calm to Chaos

Doppelgangers: How Fish Connect Us

Unstack Them: Building Endless Rock Cairns Isn’t Cool

Fieldwork: When a Nature-Addled Kid Becomes a Nature-Addled Adult

A Prickly Problem: How to Get Along with our Friend, the Porcupine

Artist Profile: Elevating Awareness

Behind the Devil’s Glen Climbing Route Closures

Sweetgrass Chronicles: Walking from BC to San Francisco

Mountain Life Takes Home Multiple Awards

Gear Shed: MEC Volt 2-Person Tent

Gear Shed: Picks for Spring & Summer

Baptism By Gravel: Rab Equipment Enters The Adventure Cycling Game

ML Blue Mountains 20th Anniversary Issue Out Now

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