Adventures

The Bar Has Been Set. Trail running the Seawall.

The Bar Has Been Set. Trail running the Seawall.

Over the last decade, and more specifically in the last few years, a multi-day hiking route in the Northern Cape Breton Highlands has been gaining a lot of popularity. The 40-50km route between Red River and Meat Cove, most referred to as the Seawall Trail, is slowly creeping into the top of the list for those hikers looking for more of a challenge in Atlantic Canada. It’s really no surprise either…

Where should you hike in Nova Scotia in 2023?

Where should you hike in Nova Scotia in 2023?

If you’re anything like me, January is usually when I take a moment to plan out things I want to do over the next 12 months. One question I always come back to is “What hike/adventure am I going to go for this year?'‘. I know that there are many others that think the same so I asked some of my friends, local guides, and businesses for hikes they would recommend.

On guiding: why hire a guide for your backcountry adventure?

On guiding: why hire a guide for your backcountry adventure?

A guiding service has many different layers to it (keep in mind that I am a guide, writing a blog on why guides are worth paying for). I will attempt to portray the information in which you see the value added by having a guide, both for yourself and for the environment.

First Aid upgrades

First Aid upgrades

A first aid kit is one of the essential items you should always take on a hike, and it is especially important on an overnight or backcountry trip. Some of the stuff inside your kit, you will use fairly regularly and should be replaced often, while others are rarely used but may be critical in an emergency. Here we will discuss some additional items you will want to supplement or include in your first aid kit!

Why come to Live Life InTents? A local’s point of view

Why come to Live Life InTents? A local’s point of view

Why come to Live Life InTents? For the same reason I came here and stayed here, I guess. Because there’s no place like it. Because you can pitch your tent and stare out at the vast sky until dawn. Because the river is a stones throw away and you can glide down it on a tube. Because there are towering trees and rolling mountains and ocean waves that will capture your heart and make you never want to leave.

the storytelling series pt.3 // Exploring home

the storytelling series pt.3 // Exploring home

Like the tourism slogan goes: Cape Breton Island; your heart will never leave. As you can tell, mine sure didn’t. I know the world has opened up, but I’m pretty stoked to continue to explore my home.

Why you come off the mountains different than you go into them

Why you come off the mountains different than you go into them

In February my friend and I did a four day trek through the Rwenzori mountains that border Uganda and the Congo. For four days we did nothing but hike, laugh, eat, splash in icy rivers, stand wide eyed at the sleeping beasts of mountains around us. We were sweaty and muddy, miles away from cell service. We squatted over holes in the ground for the bathroom and warmed water over a fire for bucket showers. We stood under a sky blanketed by the brightest stars I have ever seen and we fell asleep at 9pm, laughing until we couldn’t stay awake anymore.

The storytelling series, pt. 2 // how being raised in Cape Breton shaped my adult life

The storytelling series, pt. 2 // how being raised in Cape Breton shaped my adult life

As a company, we love to show people the great outdoors and offer the opportunity to explore locally. The outdoors, as we know it, is a place to learn and grow, to go on wild adventures, meet new people and push outside of your comfort zone. While it’s great to talk about our side of it, we want to invite others to share their stories; why they go outside, what it has taught them, tall tales from mountaintops and riverbanks. We want to create a space for people to be raw and honest, a spot right here to share and learn. Today’s post comes from Cheryl MacLennan, someone who was raised exploring Cape Breton and carries that spirit of exploration all over the United Kingdom, where she has lived for the last 16 years.

Four options (that don’t suck) for mapping and planning your outdoor adventures

Four options (that don’t suck) for mapping and planning your outdoor adventures

We are probably all familiar with Google Maps and Google Earth. These platforms are useful when sharing general location data however the downside is their off-line versions are not always reliable. There is nothing worse than being in the middle of the words without any service when your map refreshes and you have no idea where you are. Below we have created a list of some of our favourite apps for planning backcountry and off-line excursions so that you don’t get lost on your next adventure!

Our easy 4-step guide to backcountry winter camping

Our easy 4-step guide to backcountry winter camping

In everybody’s journey into hiking, the backcountry is an inventible progression to going further and seeing more. Backcountry hiking doesn’t have to be anything crazy; some stay away from it because they simply don’t know where to start or think it’s beyond their current experience level. We’re here to tell you that heading backcountry can be accessible for all experience levels and have a simple 4 step plan to help you get there.