Come and explore the Canadian wilderness on horseback. Choose from top Outfitters and book a multi-day horse riding adventure for an experience you will never forget. Wilderness Horse Pack Trips, a Horse Lover’s Dream in Canada’s Wilderness Ride through the Canadian wilderness like an intrepid explorer with a world of amazement unfolding before you. Climb up mountain trails along deep canyons […]
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How many times have you driven through small towns in BC on your way to ‘somewhere’, only to find out later that you missed something interesting or special? That sure can be disappointing, especially if you’re unlikely to visit that area again. Hopefully, my collection of small towns in BC will get you to stop next time you drive through […]
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Whenever I drive to Lumby BC, I take in the silhouette of Camel’s Hump in the background. The two humps tell me that I’m close to my old home. This little mountain is special to me and I know it well. I used to live on its bottom edge and rode my horses up to its peak. How fortunate for […]
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Mexico and Canada are both North American countries, but they are so different. Introduction Canadians come to Mexico to escape the frozen north during the winter months. Mexico has been a popular destination for Canadian snowbirds for decades. Easy entry requirements, welcoming locals, an endless coastline, superb beaches, and cheap margaritas have been attractive to many sun-loving Canadians. Canada and […]
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Connect with something much bigger than yourself when you venture to the Northwest Territories. It was an authentic, life-changing experience for me. Visiting the tiny towns in the Northwest Territories teaches you awareness of the beauty and the struggles of people living there. Getting to these small communities is half of the adventure. In summer, free ferries take drivers across […]
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Majestic mountains, glacier-fed lakes, rushing rivers, and the four seasons we all love; Canada and Switzerland have many similarities, and yet they are so different. Switzerland and Canada are often compared in terms of “quality of living”. During my recent trip to Switzerland, I focused on catching some differences between the two countries. Despite my Swiss origin, I seem to […]
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Yukon Territory is a thinly populated wilderness, home to Canada’s tallest mountains and the world’s largest ice fields below the Arctic. It’s the place where animals outnumber humans. Tiny towns, villages, and unique places in the Yukon are scattered across the land, wide and far apart. Yukon residents have inhabited these regions for generations and many of Yukon’s communities have […]
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**2025 Update:**I first took this journey in 2018 when it was still the legendary Kaoham Shuttle — a tiny one-car train that rattled along the tracks beside stunning Seton Lake. In 2025, I returned to find the train replaced by the Tsalalh Seaton bus, which still travels the same spectacular cliff-hugging rails. The scenery is every bit as dramatic, the […]
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When you travel across Alberta’s varied landscapes of mountains, prairies, barren badlands and vast coniferous forests, make sure to stop at the small Alberta towns along the way. Meeting locals is the best part of road-tripping and a way to find out firsthand what the province of Alberta is all about. You most likely will spend time in the major […]
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