John Geary

Outdoor adventures on St. Simon's Island, Georgia

You’re looking for a nice, quiet vacation on a warm, southern island off the Atlantic coast. Maybe you’ll do some golfing, go beachcombing or participate in some nature-oriented activities on the water. At this point...

KAYAKING GEORGIA'S COASTAL RIVERS

You paddle nonchalantly along the river, watching the birds, looking for small fish occasionally leaping out of the water. All of a sudden, something much bigger than a fish slowly surfaces close to the shore. It’s dark, kind...

Eco Indulgence on Eagle Island

So you say you’re looking for a good spot to chill out, get away from the city and spend a bit of time in nature, preferably by the ocean, or least near some water. But you don&rsquo...

Taking a cerdda along Wales' Ceredigion Coastal Path

Wales is a country made for walking. And if you want a really good taste of what it's like to don a pair of hiking boots and go for a good "cerdda" (Welsh for "walk...

Glamping along B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

There’s no experience quite like camping out in the woods surrounded by canvas walls and the sounds and sights of nature all around. Especially if your “canvas walls” happen to be part of the “tenthouse...

Cavorting with cetaceans on B.C.'s coast

The wind is in your face, the sun shining down on you from above, warming you. Occasional bits of spray fly up from the Pacific Ocean as you zoom along the watery highway in your motorized zodiac, toward what you...

Paddling into a suburban wilderness

Abundant wildlife. Scenic waterfalls. Quiet marshes. Babbling brooks. All of these can be found less than two hours east of Vancouver in the wilderness of Widgeon Marsh in Pinecone Burke Provincial Park, close to the community of Pitt Meadows in...

Cayman Islands a birders' paradise

When you think of visiting the Cayman Islands, you probably picture lush, tropical beaches set along deep blue seas … seas in which you dive or snorkel or sail. Those are all there, and they’re everything you&rsquo...

Marveling at Quebec's annual snow geese migrations

Twice every year, in the spring and in the fall, visitors to Cape Tourmente National Wildlife Area can view an incredible spectacle of thousands of white snow geese taking to the air around them Located 45 minutes east of Quebec...

Hanging with the birds at Reifel Sanctuary

If you’re a keen birder, maybe a nature lover in general, or just out for nice afternoon’s stroll in the outdoors, the George Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a spot you won’t want to...

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