How to Choose Your Perfect Hiking Trail
Hiking is easy enough, right? One foot after the other. It’s just like walking. Sorta… kinda. Even though hiking seems simple, if you’re not careful you can get yourself into trouble. There’s a lot more to choosing your hiking trail…
10 Hiking Essentials You Should Always Pack
When you’re new to the outdoors, it can be overwhelming with how much you need to learn. Between staying safe, learning the lingo, finding the right gear, and the seemingly million other things, it’s hard to know where to start.…
How to Stay Hydrated in Hot Weather
We’re well into summer here in the Okanagan and with that comes blazing heat. Even though I love the outdoors, I don’t normally want to go outside in such high temperatures. When we do manage to go on a hike, it can be really…
Dilworth Mountain Park in Kelowna
Dilworth Mountain Park is one of the easiest hikes in Kelowna, yet offers some of the best views. The mountain stands high above the city and can be seen from almost anywhere in Kelowna. If you haven’t already, you need…
Eain Lamont Trail on Mt Boucherie
The Eain Lamont Trail on Mt Boucherie is a short, steep hike with amazing views of the Okanagan. The maze of trails will keep you on your toes and make every climb different. With views up and down Okanagan Lake…
Camping in the Rain — How to Not Hate It
The Pacific Northwest is pretty much known for its rain. How else do we get such lust forests? Even though Jacob and I live in the Okanagan which is more desert-like than the rest of the PNW, we still get…
Mt Baldy in Kelowna
Are you looking for an easy hike that offers amazing views? Or the perfect after work hike? Look no further than Mt Baldy in Kelowna! Mt Baldy is located between Rutland and Glenmore and is a short, fairly easy hike.…
Boucherie Rush Trail on Mt Boucherie
There’s no shortage of panoramic views in the Okanagan and the views from the Boucherie Rush Trail in West Kelowna are certainly no different. Almost from the beginning, you’re presented with dramatic, sweeping views that only get better the farther…
Airbnb: a Beginner’s Guide
Jacob and I are huge fans of camping, but every once in awhile we hit a point where we can’t sleep on the ground for another night. Or we just want to take a shower in a real shower without…
Enderby River Float on the Shuswap River
The Shuswap River is the heart of many small North Okanagan communities. Ask any local and they’ll happily recount many a summer spent on the shores of the Shuswap River — Jacob and I included because we grew up in…
Hiking + Adventure Books You Need to Read
Besides exploring the Pacific Northwest, one thing that Jacob and I both absolutely love are books. Small, big, fiction, non-fiction — give us a book and we’ll love you forever. Jacob’s heart is taken by medieval stories while I love hiking…
Snowshoeing at Telemark Nordic Club
A fun and easy way to get outside during the winter is by snowshoeing! I’ve never been a huge fan of winter, but by learning how to embrace some the cold months it’s become easier to enjoy the Okanagan year-round.…
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