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Monthly news from the great outdoors
The Calgary Stampede
Saddle up, it's time for the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth!
The Moraine for Life Adventure Relay
The sweet science of habitat protection.
Monarch Redux
The death-defying (and mind-boggling) annual migration of Danaus plexippus.
High Flight
The Wings Over the Rockies Bird Festival 2008.
Yellowknife hosts the 20th annual Arctic Winter Games
Northern athletes suit up for the Arctic Winter Games 2008.
Tangling with Bolivia's Acotango
A community-inspired climb of Acotango.
Reach for the top
A team of Toronto women climb Kilimanjaro for the kids who live in its shadow.
The Drambuie Pursuit
Wherein a gutsy Canadian Geographic team heads across the Scottish Highlands.
The Canadian Aboriginal Festival
North America's largest cultural event celebrating first peoples.
Celebrating a quarter century of high places with Pat and Baiba Morrow
On the 25th anniversary of Canada's landmark Everest Expedition, Pat and Baiba Morrow reflect on a lifetime spent travelling the world and sharing the stories of its highest places.
Adventure racers coming through!
Extreme athletes head to the hills for the eighth season of Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race (MOMAR).
Star party on Manitoulin Island
Gordon's Park on Manitoulin Island promises the darkest skies in Ontario.
Fire in the sky
The HSBC Celebration of Light adds some sizzle to the Vancouver night
Roughing it in Algonquin
A helping hand to explore Algonquin Park's rich interior.
A Capital Good Time
Tour Ottawa on a race through the city's scenic streets
Sweet tooths unite!
A maple syrup festival combines a tasty treat with the great outdoors
Cain's Quest
Two-man snowmobile teams race across 2,000 kms of awe-inspiring, and often isolated, winter Labrador scenery.
Have Snowshoes, Will Travel
Capturing the adventure of a growing winter sport.
Quebec Ice Hotel
Quebec's Ice Hotel, the world's second of its kind, will be opening its chilly environs to visitors Jan. 5.
The prospect of spending a night in a giant ice palace has drawn thousands of visitors to the hotel since it opened in 2000.
In the Eye of the Storm
Witnessing Mother Nature's fury unfold on Vancouver Island.
Dancing in the Northern Night Sky
Chasing the Aurora Borealis in Canada's Arctic.
Canada's 'Deep South'
Winter is around the corner, but there is still time to explore Point Pelee on two wheels.
Agawa Canyon Ablaze
The Agawa Canyon Tour Train takes thousands of visitors nearly 180 kilometres north from Sault Ste. Marie along a rail line built in 1899 to carry resources from the northern interior to shipping routes further south.
Mahone Bay Boat Festival
The Mahone Bay Classic Boat Festival's race 'Fast and Furious' celebrates the sinkers as well as the winners.
Vancouver Island's rocky trail
Get a taste of Vancouver Island's rocky trail.
Wild Women Expeditions
Exploring Canada's great outdoors is the goal for Wild Women Expeditions.
Eco-Endurance
If you can't go over it, can't go under it and can't get around it, then you have to navigate through it. This will be the perfect mantra for the competitive and enduring wills of search and rescue (SAR) workers, adventure racers, orienteerers, marathoners and hikers as they converge on Halifax for the sixth annual 24-hour Eco-Endurance Challenge on May 6 and 7.
Summiting Canada
Journeying to the highest points of the nation.
Gourmet getaway
Check out Fit Frog Adventures, and what they're offering for the company's first gourmet snowshoeing weekend in Alberta's Kananaskis Valley.
Yukon do it!
When adventure racer Robert Polhammer founded the Yukon Arctic Ultra (YAU) event in 2003, he called it 'the world's toughest and coldest human-powered winter ultra,' and the hardy souls who've trekked, skied or biked the YAU course in the frigid dead of winter agree - there's no race like it.
A mightly wind
On a gusty winter Saturday, you'll find Grant Fitz of Canadian Wind Riders at the business end of a snowboard-mounted kite, skimming across the frozen surface of Lake Simcoe, Ontario. Fitz is traction kiting, and as far as he's concerned, there's no other winter sport like it.
Winnipeg's urban pathways
Leone Banks, Kathleen Leathers, Sheila Spence and Wendy Wilson are intrepid explorers of Winnipeg's urban pathways. The foursome first shared their love of walking and their city's finest routes in their Canadian best-seller Winnipeg Walks, published in 1998.
Canoeist/artist Bill Mason
You'd be hard-pressed to find a Canadian canoe enthusiast who hasn't found inspiration in the works of the late Bill Mason. From an early age, the native Manitoban was himself captivated by the canoe's magic, and it was a love affair that informed his entire life.
Take a hike
Nature lovers don't need much encouragement to hit the trails once the summer heat has relaxed its sweltering grip. Spectacular fall colour, brilliant blue skies and crisp October days are an irresistible lure - and that's just what the ALS Society of Canada is counting on with its brand-new fundraising program called Hike 4 ALS.
Whitewater kayaking
Residents of Kananaskis Country take their whitewater seriously, which is why this summer, it's all good for Canadian competitive paddlers. On August 11-14, the Alberta Whitewater Association (AWA) welcomes participants to the 2005 Canadian Whitewater Championships at Canoe Meadows on the Kananaskis River.
The 2005 Sea Cavalcade
The 2005 Sea Cavalcade - themed 'A Calypso Odys-Sea' - kicks off with a tasty salmon barbecue and the inspired licks of the young Coast Fiddlers in oceanside Winegarden Park, followed by races.
Moonstruck - Adventure racers
Adventure racers are a breed unto themselves, and the thrill-seeking participants in the 2005 edition of the Full Moon in June (FMIJ) event, held on June 25-26 this year in the foothills of the Rockies, near Nordegg, Alberta, are no exception.
Delta Marsh Birding Festival
Sneak an inside peak at the mating behaviour of the Sharp-tailed Grouse.
Climb for conservation
The Nova Scotia Nature Trust is banking on a new scheme to encourage Nova Scotians to get active even as it raises money to preserve the province's special places. Its two-day Climb for Conservation fundraiser fires up at 6:30 p.m. on Earth Day when adult individuals and teams head out to Halifax's Beyond Gravity Climbing Gym to compete in the Corporate/Community Climbathon.
The Eagle has Landed
Each fall, Pacific salmon journey thousands of kilometres to spawn in natal fresh water located within British Columbia's Goldstream Provincial Park, situated at the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Once the eggs have been laid and fertilized in shallow gravel riverbed nests, the adult fish weaken and die in the final act of an ancient drama.
Gold Rush Trail
In honour of the good old days when sled dog teams were depended upon to deliver tidings from afar, northern British Columbians Jeff and Margaret Dinsdale and a cast of dedicated volunteers hold the Gold Rush Trail Sled Dog Mail Run each winter.
Whistler Film Festival
When the world-famous skiing community of Whistler, British Columbia, takes on a project, it can't help but snowball. And this year's edition of the Whistler Film Festival is no exception. From December 2-5, you'll find more action in the theatres than on the slopes as a record 33 features and mid-lengths plus 60 short films are screened at venues around the village.
Fit to ski
Across the country, November is the month of restless anticipation as, weather permitting, the country's premier ski resorts, from Whistler-Blackcomb, Sun Peaks and Lake Louise to Mont Ste-Anne and Mont Tremblant, gear up for the season's first big day.
Whyte Museum of the Rockies
The Whytes were caretakers of the human and natural history of their community, astutely gathering the aboriginal and pioneer artifacts that tell its story. Today, the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies is their inspired legacy to Canadians everywhere.
Cheakamus Challenge
On Saturday, September 25, more than 500 cyclists — some arriving from as far off as Japan and New Zealand - will rip out of the gate in the 21st edition of the Cheakamus Challenge.
"Super Dave" Norona
When he last spoke with The Adventure Zone in April 2000, then 29-year-old 'Super Dave' Norona was poised to claim an overall first in Alaska's Iditasport Impossible, a gruelling 1,800-kilomere cross-country ski race across the icy Alaska Range.
Ontario's French River region
At midnight on Friday, June 11, more than 30 four-member co-ed teams are delivered to the heart of Ontario's French River region.
Cabot Trail Relay Race
Athletes from across the continent are pumped for the annual Cabot Trail Relay Race (CTRR).
Point Pelee Festival of Birds
As the intoxicating sound of birdsong fills the air, thousands of birdwatchers, life lists in hand, will flock to Point Pelee National Park from April 25 through May 26, for the park's annual Festival of Birds.
Canmore Ice Climbing Festival
The Canmore Ice Climbing Festival (CCIF) is one of the country's premier winter events and is attracting national and international talent to Canada's coolest small town.
Winterlude
The Canmore Ice Climbing Festival (CCIF) is one of the country's premier winter events and is attracting national and international talent to Canada's coolest small town.If you're looking for winter shut-ins during February, don't go to Ottawa. By day, the icy streets of the
nation's capital may teem with demure civil servants. But in its off hours, Ottawa rocks to the beat of Winterlude.
Ready for the Yeti?
Named for the legendary Abominable Snowman who makes the Himalayas his stomping grounds,
the Yeti Mountain Snowshoe Series starts its new year on January 31, 2004.
Which way you goin'?
THE CHASE-the Golden Horseshoe Orienteering Club's (GHO) inaugural event in the Toronto-Hamilton-Oakville-Mississauga Adventure Series (THOMASS)-is on. December 7, 2003 marks its 10th year, and it's just one of a growing number of events taking
place across the country that celebrate orienteering, which is affectionately known as 'the thinking sport.'
Banff Mountain Book Festival
Embark on the inner journey with the help of the whopping 151 titles
entered in the mountain literature competition that is part of the 2003 Banff Mountain Book Festival.
Haliburton Highlands
Autumn in Ontario doesn't get any more beautiful than this and, from October 17-18, the inaugural Hike
Haliburton Festival welcomes hikers to Canada's first and only hiking festival.
Sand Sculpture Championships
The Harrison Hot Springs World Championships of Sand Sculpture Competition will leave you longing for more fun in the sun.
Scheduled from September 2 to 7, the event, which is a world-class competition fusing creativity with physical stamina and
teamwork, attracts an international cast of artists who create a range of artistic visions in eye-popping three dimensions.
BC Mobility Society
Since 1999, the not-for-profit British Columbia Mobility Opportunities Society (BCMOS) has been sending athletes with
disabilities, such as former World Cup champion freestyle skier Mike Nemesvary and diver Brad Jacobsen, both quadriplegics
as a result of sports accidents, into the wild on extraordinary three-day/two-night adventure expeditions with the help of able-bodied 'sherpas'
Bathtub Race Championship
A hush, which has fallen over the crowd lining the waterfront of this Vancouver Island town, is broken at the stroke of 11 a.m.
when the 5th Field Battery Howitzer fires. They're off! The 37th annual Great International World Championship Bathtub Race is underway.
The wild bunch
The month of June is Bike Month, which is the brain child of BEST (Better Environmentally Sound Transportation). A B.C.-based
pro-biking advocacy group, BEST wants to increase the number of people that cycle to work, school, play and shop.
Running off the road
Come May 24, the Nike ACG Five Peaks Trail Running Series kicks off its sixth season with the first batch of energizing off-road
events in each of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.
Birds of a Feather
To celebrate spring's winged rite of passage, Canada is booked from coast to coast in April and May with
festivals, birdathons and events dedicated to our birds. (International Migratory Bird Day is officially set for May 10.)
Grand Plans in Grand Cache
Three climbers reach for the top in an historic ascent of Silvertip.
Le Festival du Voyageur
300-year-old voyageur traditions come to life on the prairies.
Raid Ukatak
The tough get going in the world's most grueling winter adventure race.
Around the World Alone
Two Canadian skippers sail the Seven Seas in Around Alone.
November culinary adventure
Whistler's Cornucopia will whet your appetite for culinary adventure.
Mountains in Miniature
Canada Post gives its stamp of approval to the planet's seven great summits.
In the Belly of the Dragon
An ancient Chinese sport has Canadian paddlers in the same boat.
Raid the North Extreme!!
Six hundred miles of rugged Yukon wilderness in an expedition-style race.
Making a splash!
Elite competitors meet at the Canadian Whitewater National Championships.
Volunteer for nature
Spend your summer working for wildlife.
Cycling for sustainability
One cyclist's quest to teach Canadians about treading lightly on the environment.
Working for Wildlife
The past and present of Canada's National Wildlife Week.
Whale of a time
Migrating gray whales cruise along the Pacific Coast.
Canadian Death Race
The remote landscape of Grand Cache, Alta., which sits atop a 1,280-metre plateau some 140 kilometres north of Hinton, is home to the Canadian Death Race.
Mont Tremblant Skiing
Twenty-four hours of downhill excitement.
Nanook of the North
It's that time of year when Churchill, Manitoba, is crawling with polar bears.
Eco-challenge
The ultimate wilderness adventure heads to New Zealand.
Climate Change Caravan
Getting personal about greenhouse gas emissions.
Royal Regatta
Canada's and North America's longest running sporting event.
Unleash the hounds
Top winter races for man and man's best friend.
World Cup mountain bike race
Mont-Ste-Anne's summer racing finale involves mud, sweat and gears.
Yukon River Quest
The world's longest endurance marathon canoe and kayak race from Whitehorse to Dawson City.
On top of the world
Four Canadians add their names to the list of Everest's elite corps of summiteers.
Canada's World-Class Heritage
World-class heritage at home in Canada.
Gliding across the silver screen
Waterwalker Film Festival pays tribute to Canada's favourite outdoor sport.
Marathon Madness
Canadians take to the snow in the spirit winter camaraderie in the world's longest ski marathon.
Powder report
Inside scoop on National Ski and Snowboard Week.
Birds of a Feather
Counting fine-feathered friends during the Christmas Bird Count.
People in high places
Take a peak at the 25th annual Banff Festival.
Adventure racing
Sea2Summit kicks off a fall classic.
Coast-to-coast trek
Celebrating the official opening of the Trans Canada Trail.
Whitewater rodeos
Places to hone your paddling skills.
In praise of parks
Take a hike on Canada's Parks Day.
Watching Canada's wildlife
Wildlife watching has become a favourite pastime of Canadian amateur naturalists.
Canada's Highest Peak
An historic climb on Mount Logan.
Cold comfort
Hardy adventure racers tackle the toughest human-powered race in the world.
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