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364) Climb with an ice axe

364) Climb with an ice axe

[The following is a designated ‘John-only‘ to-do] There’s a feeling you get when you stand [&hellip

347) Roll naked in the snow

347) Roll naked in the snow

The act of “snow rolling” (i.e. rolling in the snow with little or no clothing [&hellip

345) Snow shoe

345) Snow shoe

Now this is a “sport” I can handle – physically demanding but non-aggressive. We were [&hellip

344) Ice skate on a lake

344) Ice skate on a lake

I use to think that skating wasn’t my thing; that was before I skated on [&hellip

341) Go dog sledding

341) Go dog sledding

On the advice of a good friend, we made the 3+ hour drive north to [&hellip

340) Make Pine Needle Tea

340) Make Pine Needle Tea

Last night, en route to our dog-sledding outfitters, we stopped in at the Algonquin Motel. [&hellip

306) Climb on another continent

306) Climb on another continent

[The following is a designated ‘John-only‘ to-do] Climbing is an addictive sport. Or rather, a [&hellip

303) Make Bread in a Stone Oven

303) Make Bread in a Stone Oven

[The following is a designated ‘John-only‘ to-do] I just recently visited my sister and brand [&hellip

302) Summit something

302) Summit something

[The following is a designated ‘John-only‘ to-do] This post may look a little similar to [&hellip

300) Bungee jump

300) Bungee jump

[The following is a designated ‘John-only‘ to-do] So, technically, they call this “peunting” not bungee [&hellip

261) <del>Catch a</del> fish in the Don river

261) Catch a fish in the Don river

There are no fish in the Don. This makes me sad. It may be possible [&hellip

242) Camp on Lake Superior

242) Camp on Lake Superior

After all these years of talk, we finally made the 10-hour drive north to Lake [&hellip

218) Shoot a magnum gun

218) Shoot a magnum gun

[The following is a designated ‘John-only‘ to-do] {Note: This here is the eighth to-do of [&hellip

202) Watch a meteor shower

202) Watch a meteor shower

Every time I’m up north I melt a little; some part in me just gives [&hellip

201) Hike backcountry solo

201) Hike backcountry solo

[The following is a designated ‘John-only‘ to-do] I’d been out alone in the bush before, [&hellip

197) Drive all of Yonge Street

197) Drive all of Yonge Street

For those unfamiliar with the arterial routes of Southern Ontario, Yonge Street is a major [&hellip

196) Drive a dune buggy

196) Drive a dune buggy

The things I let John talk me into…. Normally I’m up for most adventures: climbing [&hellip

191) Dance naked in the rain

191) Dance naked in the rain

The rain! She came. She poured down tonight. Farmers across Southern Ontario are breathing deep [&hellip

187) Chase a storm

187) Chase a storm

Being from Southern Ontario and all, we rarely get the kind of weather to warrant [&hellip

183) Hike the Bruce Trail

183) Hike the Bruce Trail

Dear Anyone who Reads this Blog, We’re over our halfway hump!!!! One hundred and eighty [&hellip

182) Scramble on scree

182) Scramble on scree

On our road trips to the Southwestern states (Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, etc) Laura and [&hellip

181) Snorkel

181) Snorkel

This past weekend we made it out to Bruce Peninsula National Park with our snorkelling [&hellip

179) Hang out in a graveyard

179) Hang out in a graveyard

“Those who shun the whimsy of things will experience rigor mortis before death.” ― Tom Robbins [&hellip

169) Set off fireworks

169) Set off fireworks

[The following is a designated ‘Laura-only‘ to-do] The fear of blowing up my hand or [&hellip

159) GT behind a motorized vehicle

159) GT behind a motorized vehicle

Saturday afternoon / 5:15pm: First off, sorry moms. (This was Dave’s idea.) Clearly, we assumed [&hellip

134) Graffiti tag something

134) Graffiti tag something

This to-do was a complete bust. I don’t want to write about it. I don’t [&hellip

125) Stalk a stranger

125) Stalk a stranger

Meet Gracie and Chad (note: these are only pretend names). Gracie and Chad have been [&hellip

123) Yarn bomb

123) Yarn bomb

A few weeks back, John’s mom taught us how to knit. This week, as part [&hellip

122) Climb a 5.11

122) Climb a 5.11

[The following is a designated ‘John-only’ to-do] A quick lesson on climbing: The “grade” or [&hellip

115) Guerrilla garden

115) Guerrilla garden

Some days to-do’s just fall in your lap…. Yesterday John and I were out for [&hellip

114) Visit the Amazon

114) Visit the Amazon

Before we set off to Peru, I had been invited to write a feature for [&hellip

111) Camp outside the temperate zone

111) Camp outside the temperate zone

The Inca Trail gave us the opportunity to camp on some of the most spectacular [&hellip

106) Hike in the jungle

106) Hike in the jungle

We’ve just landed in the city of Lima, after a week of being incommunicado in [&hellip

105) Catch a piranha

105) Catch a piranha

Piranha fishing in the Amazon. Any questions

104) Paddle a traditional canoe

104) Paddle a traditional canoe

The best way to see wildlife in the Amazon is perched in canoe. Every day, [&hellip

102) Hike in a cloud

102) Hike in a cloud

On the third day of our hike along the Inca Trail, having ascended over 12,000 [&hellip

101) Hike above 10,000 feet

101) Hike above 10,000 feet

In an instant, life changes. One moment you’re on a path and everything makes sense, [&hellip

90) Climb lead

90) Climb lead

[The following is a designated ‘John-only‘ to-do] As far as climbing goes, I’m really just [&hellip

77) Run a river together

77) Run a river together

To prepare for our first full-length river paddle together, we consulted our newly purchased “Top [&hellip

63) Camp in Spring Thaw

63) Camp in Spring Thaw

“Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one [&hellip

39) Go Caving

39) Go Caving

After an hour drive from the village of San Ignacio through orange groves and Ceiba [&hellip

37) Skinny dip in the sea

37) Skinny dip in the sea

This morning we caught the sunrise for a quick dip in the buff. Another first

36) Kayak in the sea

36) Kayak in the sea

For the last stretch of our time here in Belize, we’ve been taking it easy [&hellip

35) Ride a catamaran

35) Ride a catamaran

Catamarans are a beautiful thing. My admiration for these boats is rooted in their aesthetically [&hellip

33) Shower in a waterfall

33) Shower in a waterfall

We heard from a local that hidden inside the escarpment of the Pine Ridge Forest [&hellip

32) Hang out in a tree house

32) Hang out in a tree house

Who remembers the 1960’s Disney film Swiss Family Robinson? I adored that movie as a [&hellip

31) Canoe through a cave

31) Canoe through a cave

With ancient sites scattered throughout the region, Belize is recognized as the centre of the [&hellip

17) Try out trapezing

17) Try out trapezing

5 Tips for Trapeze Amateurs 1. When you’re flying through the air, upside down, on [&hellip