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Trips
Non-heinous places to go that will provide a most excellent adventure! We only recommend places that us or our friends have been. No PR fluff here, compadres! Only the goods and the greats.
Reviews
Some of our favourite gear, tested on real family trips with real kids and real expectations, and shared to support joyful, connected adventures. Also, rad places we’ve been and think others will like too.
About Us
We have a simple goal – to explore this big bad beautiful world with our children, learning from nature, other cultures and our experiences as we go, with hopes to raise the next generation to have more empathy and love for the great outdoors.
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Glerups Slipper Review
Best slippers on the block? This may be entirely unnecessary, pretty sure these slippers write their own review, but today, is (always) the day to give praise where praise is due. As I arise from bed on this dreary, Tuesday morning, with a few pairs of slippers to choose from, without thought or hesitation, my…
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How To Be Bear Aware
Sharing the landscape with bears is one of the most profound parts of living and playing in the Sea to Sky corridor. Whether you are navigating the mossy old-growth around Whistler (like Cheakamus Lake) or heading deeper into the backcountry, encountering a black bear or a grizzly is a reminder that we are guests in…
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Cheakamus Lake: An Iconic Hike in Whistler
Note: This trail is currently undergoing maintenance, with the reopening scheduled for summer 2026. There are very few places you can visit where its residents live over 10 times longer than humans. Cheakamus Lake is a step into the ancient. The stillness here carries a weight; the striking feeling that the life around you existed…
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The Family Guide to Whytecliff Park
We have a blessing in life to live near one of the great parks in Metro Vancouver: Whytecliff. At the very edge of the continent, where the mainland of BC separates Howe Sound from the Salish Sea. There sits a small peninsula surrounded by multimilllion dollar estates, but with a significant portion of it made…
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Murrin Park: A Short, Sweet Taste of Hiking the Coast Mountains
Right off the bat, let’s say it: if you want to do a most excellent hike in Squamish and you have the stamina to go up and down 800m in a single session, The Chief is bar none the best route around. But this is a page about family adventures—and more specifically, families with little…
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Nita Lake Lodge Review: Is It the Best Family Hotel in Whistler?
It’s easy to write Whistler off as just another touristy money pit. The whole resort is designed to be a moneymaker, and tourism dollars is the only way they know how to do that. If you’ve never been here and just go by the whims of the industry, I wouldn’t blame you for it not…
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Whistler Travel Guide for Families: A Local Dad’s Top Tips
Whistler, BC is a little town with a massive reputation. Once the site of a quiet fishing lodge, the valley at the top of two watersheds is now an international tourist destination. It’s easy to see why the vibe attracts so many. It’s close to an abundance of nature, it’s easy to navigate (even with…
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One Renegade Family’s Month-Long Trip Through Costa Rica
Sure, you can book an all-inclusive beach vacation and call it a day. But is that truly travelling? Of course not. It’s an easy way to take some time off, but it’s not immersing you and your family in the lands, culture, and special places that truly make a destination worth visiting. EFA contributor Matt…
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Helinox Unveils the “Play” Series of Backcountry Games
Playing games with your family can be one of life’s great pastimes. And passing time in remote places in nature, many will argue, is the best of all pastimes. However, until now most games were relegated to a deck of cards, and maybe a portable chess board. If you’re bringing a hatchet or axe along,…
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“Twilight Of Adolescence” Showcases The Magic of Father/Daughter Time in Nature
Jeremy Jones has been a mentor to many in the snowboarding world. His career has been on an upward trajectory most of his adult life, moving from professional racing to freeriding, and then as a leader in exploration under his own power. But where many of his protegés have never met him, his influence is…
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Helinox Upgrades Their Iconic Chair One With a [Re]boot
You can’t reinvent the wheel. But can you reinvent the chair? Turns out you can, and on multiple occasions, 13 years apart. And in doing so, you can improve upon an already great product with a few simple innovations that make it that much better. I’m talking about the new Chair One [re] from Helinox,…
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Aurora Heat Fur Handwarmers Review
Our firsthand review of the beaver-fur handwarmers from Aurora Heat, a small, Indigenous-owned business in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
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We Found an Affordable Option for Overlanding Through Africa
Finding an affordable vehicle for Overlanding in Africa can be the hardest part of the trip planning process. Aside from navigating the rules of a foreign country, trying to rent a vehicle can be quite expensive. A Toyota Hilux with five seats and two rooftop tents can cost $135 USD per day, or $4,000 per…
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Three Months in Africa: A Family of Five’s Road Trip of Discovery.
A story of a family of five that traveled to the southern end of Africa for three months, and shared their experiences along the way.
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