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"A Deadly Crossing - How a B.C. Kayak Trip Went Wrong"
Last Thanksgiving, eight adventurers from Vancouver set out by kayak on what they knew would be a gruelling test of their physical endurance. By the end of the day, two of them were dead. Here’s the in-depth story of how things went tragically wrong.
> > Read Article explore, Spring 2008
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"Escape to Eco-Paradise"
You don’t know what you’re missing until you visit Tasmania.
> > Read Article 2 Magazine, Spring 2008
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"Dead or Alive?"
A cadre of eco-tour entrepreneurs say grizzly watching could be B.C.’s next big tourist bonanza. The province wants to promote bear hunting instead. The argument on both sides hinges on a simple question: What’s a bear worth?
> > Read Article Financial Post Business, Winter 2007
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"Steppin' up"
Forget the sushi bars and snow-bunny-packed slopes in Whistler, B.C. Strap on some snowshoes, and hip-hop to a mountaintop in Canada’s winter playground.
> > Read Article Canadian Geographic, Winter 2007
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"The Quest for El Dorado"
Like fresh powder for skiers or the perfect wave for surfers, mountain bikers are always hunting for singletrack—one part natural phenomenon, one part mystical experience and one part marketable commodity.
> > Read Article Financial Post Business, Summer 2007
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"Great Scott"
Pioneering Danes could not tame this wild cape on Vancouver Island’s north tip, but hikers can access its remarkable beauty on forest and seaside routes that rival the famed West Coast Trail.
> > Read Excerpt British Columbia Mag, Summer 2007
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"Peak Performers"
Whether they’re climbing crumbling icebergs, riding a bike for ten days straight, or bouncing kayaks over spleen-jarring boulders, all of these extreme athletes have one thing in common: They’ll do whatever it takes to summit their sport of choice.
> > Read Article TORO, Spring 2007
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"The Couple in the (Real Estate) Bubble"
From coast to coast, red-hot local markets have turned home buying from a rite of passage into a blood sport. But with some experts warning that the bubble may be about to burst, what’s a house-shopping couple to do: buy now or wait until the sky falls?
> > Read Article 2 Magazine, Summer 2006
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"Playing House"
There’s no better gauge of true romance than a camping trip. It’s tough to fake your feelings when a large, noisy, possibly carnivorous mammal is wuffling outside the tent.
> > Read Article explore, Summer 2006
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"When Good Gifts Go Bad "
We’ve all been in the position David Leach was last year when he purchased what he thought was a great Christmas gift for his girlfriend. The gift brought tears to her eyes. But they weren’t tears of joy. And David spent Xmas in the doghouse.
> > Read Article 2 Magazine, Spring 2006
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"Ring Theory"
Today, I will deliver an announcement of such scientific magnitude that few of you will leave this campus the same. Some might not leave at all.
> > Read Article The Torch, Fall 2005
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"Learn to Surf"
Centuries after Hawaiians learned to walk on waves, nothing can touch the sport for simplicity and challenge.
> > Read Article explore, Summer 2005
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"The Fine Art of the Compromise Vacation"
You say Bermuda. I say Nevada. Let’s call the whole thing off. Or not... Travelling with his partner has not always been the most harmonious thing for writer David Leach, but he thinks he’s finally mastered it.
> > Read Article 2 Magazine, Fall 2004
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"Reno World "
Renovating, as the trend masters would say, is the new procreating. Like making babies, it involves plenty of tears and wailing, and then you’re stuck with the results for the next 20 years. David Leach recently went through a reno. Here’s what happened...
> > Read Article 2 Magazine, Summer 2004
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"The 19 Best Things to Make Fun of Other Couples for"
Maybe they’re acquaintances from work, the neighbours across the street or even a pair of your oldest friends. But as soon as the evening’s air kisses have evaporated, you and your not-so-sweetheart can’t help but catalogue their odd and annoying habits.
> > Read Article 2 Magazine, Summer 2004
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"There ain't no cure for the summer camp blues "
If you want a picture of camp, imagine a sneaker stamping on a human face—for a whole summer. How one middle-class kid not only survived the Orwellian experience of self-improvement camp, but lived to tell the tale.
> > Read Article THIS Magazine, Summer 2004
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"Death by Adventure"
The Fundy Multi-Sport Race was supposed to be his introduction to adventure racing, but something went terribly wrong. Nine months later, those who knew him and those who tried to help still wonder: Why did René Arseneault have to die?
> > Read Article explore, Spring 2003
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