Early outdoors enthusiasts ate fruits and nuts, pastry, dried meats, and cheese. For energy, I make and eat mint cake. The sugary treat was used on Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition. Edmund…

By Jeff Swysten Hiking’s simple rule is this: leave only footprints. I like to add: try to avoid that, too. Often I see people avoiding a puddle, thereby widening the…

Through their humanity, there are some people who leave an indelible imprint on the hearts of those they meet. Obviously, this was the case for Mont-Tremblant resident Alain Reid, country…

”You always take your shoes off when we hike!” says a friend at the top of the Montagne Verte. It’s true, and it’s my way of absorbing the beauty of…