Everyone should spend a week paddling in a canoe, if not every year, at least once in their life. There’s no better way to get to know someone than being stuck in the same boat for days on end, and it’s been the boat of choice for hunters and anglers) for centuries. There are paddling routes all across the world, and many in your backyard. Some …
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Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve is home to the tallest dunes in North America, topping out at around 755 feet. These ever-shifting hills and mounds sit west of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, creating a mind-boggling, desert-like landscape surrounded by 14,000-foot snow-capped peaks. Compared to most of Colorado’s mountains, the Sangres are extremely rugged, due to the earth’s sudden upheaval that created their relief. …
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It’s no secret that Tofino, British Columbia, is a popular terminus for outdoor-minded tourists. The tiny surf town sits at the end of the road—literally, the end of the road; drive any farther and you’ll drop straight into the Pacific—on the rugged western coast of Vancouver Island. This is First Nations territory, and the indigenous population’s influence remains strong: downtown art shops peddle exquisitely carved masks, …
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