Amy is an experienced writer, entrepreneur, parent and outdoor explorer. She has spent most of her adult life chronicling her adventures in the wilderness, finding deep connections to nature and the lands she calls home. Kayaking, hiking, skiing and family camping trips are her go-to's. She shares all her adventures with her young son, and offers travel tips for parents wanting to explore nature with their children.
If you have a warm summer day or weekend (or week) near Yorkton, Saskatchewan, you’ll want to spend it at Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park. Its wide sandy beaches look like they belong on a tropical island, not in the middle of the Canadian prairie. Plus, the park has thought of everything for a fun family vacation at the lake: playgrounds, beach volleyball, mini...
Welcome to Dawson City, Yukon – a town so rich in gold rush history and quirky charm that it feels like you’ve stepped onto an old movie set, but with better coffee. The town is nestled between the Klondike and Yukon Rivers and is legendary for the rush of fortune seekers that swelled the population in the 19th century. Between 1896 and 1899, about $29 million in...
I hadn’t planned to explore Lake Winnipeg. We were driving home to Alberta after a long road trip out east, and the fastest route was definitely on Trans-Canada Highway 1, south of Winnipeg. When I looked at Google Maps to check our route, I saw the huge expanse of blue dominating most of the province. What’s this Great Lake in Manitoba all about? I knew I had to...
The first time I visited Rossport, Ontario, I was on a cross-country road trip with my two-year-old son. We camped at Rainbow Falls Provincial Park—Rossport Campground, right on the shores of Lake Superior. The water was a vivid turquoise, icy cold, and stretched further than my eyes could reach. Along the shoreline, pebbly sand gave way to the wind-sculpted outcrops...