In The March 2007 Issue
Features
Small Towns, Big Escapes
Finally ready to make the break from the urban grind? Then check out our picks of some of Canada’s primo adventure towns, where the grass really is greener.
BY IAN MERRINGER AND JACKIE DAVIS
Rossland, B.C.
Parry Sound, Ont.
Whitehorse, Yukon
Baie-Saint-Paul, Que.
Sussex, N.B.
Gold River, B.C.
Dauphin, Man.
Corner Brook, Nfld.
Lunenburg, N.S.
Jasper, Alta.
Taking on the Tough-Man River
They were a group of engineers, celebrating a near-middle-aged reunion by attempting one of the Yukon’s gnarliest whitewater streams—with only three bag-in-a-box wines. No wonder the rocket scientist was worried. BY BRUCE KIRKBY
Dirty Secrets
How the tar-sands boom is quickly but quietly ripping up the forest and turning Northern Alberta into a global environmental hot spot. BY ANDREW NIKIFORUK
Holy Supersized!
They’re larger than Pamela Anderson and a lot more real. An intrepid photographer takes the measure of some of Canada’s giant roadside critters. WORDS AND PHOTOS BY DARYL BENSON
Columns
Out and About
Cycling 100 miles on the longest day of summer seemed like the perfect challenge. Then she started training. BY ALISA SMITH
Departments
Explorata
Canada’s latest adventure racing stars; a new speed record for the Seven Summits; where to browse for Ms./Mr. Outdoor Right; great balls of wood in the B.C. forest; celebrating the history of DEET; a storm chaser takes to the small screen; Mother Nature lays the boots to the West Coast Trail.
Trips
Luxury horseback riding in the Cascade Mountains; sea kayaking in Newfoundland; cycling along the Saguenay Fjord; canoeing a Northern Ontario mystery route; trekking on southern Baffin Island.
The Latest Stuff
Cool gear for your outdoor fun, plus stylin’ clothes for town.
Into Gear
Get greener with this new crop of earth-friendly offerings.
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