James Little: explore editor
July 2009 archive
Spoofing Survivorman
- Posted on July 31, 2009 at 9:09 AM
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We at explore magazine ran our first big feature on Survivorman back in 2004. At the time, Les Stroud's hit TV show hadn't yet aired, and he was still relatively unknown. But it wouldn't be long before he was one of Canada's biggest celebrities. In fact, he got so big ...
Meanwhile, in XC news...
A couple of Canadians finished on the podium at the World Cup X-C races at Mont-Sainte-Anne this past weekend. Catharine Pendrel, of Kamloops, B.C., took first place in the women's division, while Geoff Kabush, of Victoria, B.C., finished third on the men's side. For more details on the race, check ...
Our lone Ryder
Ryder Hesjedal—the only Canadian in this year's Tour de France—finished in a very respectable 49th spot. After riding 3,459.5 kilometres, he was about an hour and 15 minutes back of the winner, Alberto Contador. Ryder, a 28-year-old who lives in Victoria, B,C., had some particularly impressive moments during the tour. ...
The mighty Ventoux
I’m really looking forward to this Saturday’s stage in the Tour de France. It’s the last real day of the race, before the ceremonial final ride into Paris. On Saturday, the riders will be covering a total of 167 kilometres, but things will only get interesting at the end, when ...
The state of our parks
There's good news, bad news and ugly news with Canada's parks, according to the second annual report on the state of our parks prepared by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). Here's their press release announcing their report. Progress on Canada's parks slows in 2009 Ottawa – In The ...
Park it on Saturday
This Saturday—July 18—is Canada's 20th annual Parks Day. To celebrate, national and provincial parks across the country will be organizing special events. And some of the activities planned will also celebrate the International Year of Astronomy. For more info, check out the Parks Day website.
Raising Kain's cairn
Two days from now, a special ceremony will be taking place to honour the man who may well be the greatest mountaineer that Canada has ever known—the legendary Austrian guide Conrad Kain. Kain came to Canada 100 years ago, and to celebrate the anniversary, the Conrad Kain Centennial Society has ...
The Canadian on the Tour
The current issue of explore has a feature on Canadian cyclist Michael Barry. In the piece, Barry talks about one of his lifelong dreams—to ride in the Tour de France. Sadly, Barry—who rides for Columbia-Highroad, one of the world’s most successful pro cycling teams—did not make the Tour this year. ...
Franey Trail
In the Cape Breton Highlands section of "The Best of Our Parks" (explore, June 2009), the description of the Franey Trail contained several inaccuracies. Sorry about that. Here's a revised description. Cape Breton Highlands National Park Best view Franey Trail Millions of years of erosion have reduced the Cape Breton ...
Mystery solved
Jeff Crowder of Ontario has correctly identified the mystery man from my previous post. Congratulations Jeff! An official explore hat will soon be on its way. That rather suave-looking fellow drinking the 21-year-old Glenfiddich is none other than famed Canadian explorer Colin Angus—the first person to travel around the world ...