Journey into the wild heart of our planet with this virtual film festival...without even leaving your room!
A Must-Watch Nature Film Festival!
Blue Hills and Biodiversity Hotspots: A Trip to Biligiriranga Hills
"It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them. There is no escape." - Ruskin Bond Much like the enigmatic Ruskin Bond, I find myself returning to the mountains time and time again. This month, my quest for higher ground (and a…
Searching for Humility: My Return to Niagara Falls
One of my favourite state parks in the USA is Niagara Falls State Park, a mere four hours away on the border between the US and Canada. If you took a poll of the denizens of the US, a large number of people would express enthusiasm when asked about Niagara Falls. Who doesn't enjoy taking…
My Forays into Emergency Wilderness Medicine
This past weekend, I enrolled in a fantastic course on Wilderness First Aid, taught by instructors from the National Outdoors Leadership School (NOLS). I had heard positive things about NOLS from one of my best friends, which is why I couldn’t quite believe my luck when I saw that REI Pittsburgh was sponsoring this course…
On Life and Wildlife 