The Trail Magik toddler carrier is a small but mighty piece of outdoor gear. This revolutionary product made by parents, gives families the ability to turn their hiking or backpacking pack into a toddler carrier without adding tons of bulk or weight. But… there can be so much outdoor gear to choose from and do…
Life Outside Gear Exchange is an online and in-store consignment shop that sells high quality outdoor gear and Clothing. While their brick and mortar shop and warehouse is in Saskatoon, anyone from across Canada can consign and buy online. I am especially excited to share this company with you as I have been selling our…
I am starting off this post with a little bit of bad news. Or, maybe I simply want to be real and address an issue that not everyone wants to talk about and admit out loud. RVs, campervans, and even trailers are expensive and for a lot of people does not feel like a possible…
Our family has a goal to live more environmentally friendly. But, the only way we have been able to enjoy the outdoors and snowboarding in the winter months has been to use disposable handwarmers. You probably know the ones. Where we are from, the weather hovers below 0 Celsius (32 Fahrenheit) for 8 months of…
Our family did the West Coast Trail! I cannot believe it. It was amazing and incredibly hard. We will be sharing more on that trip coming soon and how we tackled such a hard trip together. That trip, and other backcountry trips to places like Gem Lakes in Saskatchewan, have helped us create the ultimate…
I have a secret. I am excited for the day my kids are old enough that they carry the heaviest gear in their hiking backpacks on our adventures because they are fitter than me. I have heard that is a thing from some of the parents with kids that are grown. I feel like the…
It is week three of giveaways promoting book “Hikes for Families: A Guide to the Canadian Rockies” that launched last June 2020. Last weeks giveaway winner ends tonight and will be contacted this week ! Just a quick recap. I am celebrating the launch of my hiking guide for families since I never felt like…
Some of you might know that I published my first book last year in June 2020. But, last year when my book “Hikes for Families: A Guide to the Canadian Rockies” launched, I felt like I was not able to properly celebrate. It was June 2020 and there were more important issues happening in the…
Our kids were one and two years old when they started cross country skiing (also known as Nordic skiing). Now they are five and seven and we have some really great days out exploring the trails. I truly love the transformation that takes place to the forests when there is snow. It becomes a magical…
I am so excited because I have officially finished (and now published) this years first holiday gift guide. I started the gift guide at the end of August. Every time I would thought of a gift that our family enjoys or would enjoy, I would add it to my list. I now have over 50…
