Skiing Canada: Revelstoke Powder and Tremblant Charm
Canada’s ski country is really two countries. One is the interior of British Columbia, where storms roll in off the Pacific, drop much of their moisture … Read more
The Traveller’s Choice Desk
Polar Bears at Churchill: Tundra, Trains and the October Window
Every autumn, on the western shore of Hudson Bay, several hundred polar bears gather on the tundra outside a town of 900 people and wait. They … Read more
Northern Lights in Yellowknife: Why the Odds Are So Good
Most people who set out to see the northern lights are gambling. They fly to a coast where the aurora is frequent but the sky is … Read more
Whale Watching at Tadoussac: Where the Saguenay Meets the St. Lawrence
Stand on the rocks below the old chapel at Tadoussac in July and you will see it within the hour: a slow, grey back rolling out … Read more
Hiking Banff and Jasper Without the Crowds
The Rocky Mountain parks have a reputation problem, and it is partly deserved. On a July weekend the parking lot at Lake Louise is full before … Read more
The Gaspesie Loop: Perce Rock, Forillon and the End of the Appalachians
There is a moment, somewhere east of Matane, when Route 132 stops feeling like a highway and starts feeling like a ledge. The St. Lawrence widens … Read more
The Cabot Trail: Cape Breton’s 298 Kilometres of Coast and Highlands
Ask ten people who have driven the Cabot Trail which direction to take and you will get ten confident answers. We have done it both ways, … Read more
The Bay of Fundy: Reading the Highest Tides on Earth
Twice a day, the Bay of Fundy fills and empties like a lung. Somewhere around 160 billion tonnes of seawater move in and out with each … Read more
Gros Morne: Walking on the Earth’s Mantle in Newfoundland
The first time we walked onto the Tablelands, we assumed something had gone wrong with the landscape. The mountain in front of us was the colour … Read more
Haida Gwaii: Islands at the Edge of the Pacific
Haida Gwaii sits about 100 km off the north coast of British Columbia, across a shallow, notoriously rough stretch of water called Hecate Strait. There are … Read more