by Mary Charleson | Jun 15, 2026 | Canada
I wrote a piece for Trans Canada Trail about “love locks” on the McCullough Creek Trestle, just outside of Penticton, along the Kettle Valley Rail Trail. The limited word count prohibited me from sharing all the community feedback that poured in, after I posted a...
by Mary Charleson | May 15, 2026 | Canada
Move over golfing and lakeside recreation. You’ve dominated the Okanagan narrative for years. Cycling has arrived, courtesy of the rail trails, and it brought a new kind of adventure tourism with it. One that makes riding through Ponderosa Pine forests, over wooden...
by Mary Charleson | Apr 15, 2026 | Mexico
There are a lot of active things to do in La Ventana for both wind sport enthusiasts, and those who may be joining them. While the area has earned its reputation as a kitesurfing and wing foiling sport mecca, there’s a lot to do in the region that doesn’t involve...
by Mary Charleson | Mar 6, 2026 | Mexico
Kayaking Espiritu Santo Island, plus camping & hiking Baja Mexico is the ultimate women’s adventure get-away. Jacques Cousteau called the Sea of Cortez “the world’s aquarium.” UNESCO made Espiritu Santo Island a World Heritage Site. And yet, many people fly...
by Mary Charleson | Feb 3, 2026 | Canada
Can you surf in Halifax? Yes, surfing Lawrencetown Beach, just thirty minutes from downtown Halifax, is close by. In any other city thirty minutes would scarcely be time to change buses, but in Halifax thirty minutes gets you well out of the city to Lawrencetown Beach...
