Kevin Callan
Writer and Photographer at Freelance
Contributor at Explore Magazine
Making the outdoors fun, one misadventure at a time.
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1 week ago |
explore-mag.com | Kevin Callan
Always check your gear list before heading out on trip. Why? Well, there’s been a few times when I hadn’t and suffered greatly from it. I once drove all the way to Temagami for a canoe trip and didn’t realize that I had left the paddles on my front porch back home. I had to rent some cheap one’s off an outfitter. Last year, I had the job of bringing the coffee for our entire group on a canoe trip and discovered that I had packed whole beans instead of grounded java.
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2 weeks ago |
explore-mag.com | Kevin Callan
Great news! The renowned Ontario based map maker Jeff McMurtry has just released three new/updated maps to his series for paddlers. Maps by Jeff updated a map of Killarney Provincial Park and the West French River Provincial Park, including a brand-new map of East French River Provincial Park. They have the same look and feel to his adored Algonquin map series he released in 2024, and they have already been labelled by canoeists and kayakers as the most detailed maps of these parks ever created.
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3 weeks ago |
explore-mag.com | Kevin Callan
The migratory birds are beginning to return. This is an exciting time of the year for me. I’m a big birdwatcher. However, it seems I’m not the only birder in my neighbourhood. Southeastern Ontario is a hotspot for “twitchers,” and well-known places like Presqu’ile Provincial Park and Kingston’s Lemoine’s Conservation Area can be overrun at times.
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1 month ago |
explore-mag.com | Kevin Callan
My latest book—my 20th book to date—was my daughter’s idea. Kyla thought it should be a kids book on how time in the outdoors helps cure anxiety.
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1 month ago |
explore-mag.com | Kevin Callan
I’ve had my share of big road trips, but nothing like the Transglobal Car Expedition. It’s a 17-month, 50,000 kilometre plus circumnavigation of the planet, from pole to pole, with a fleet of hybrid electric vehicles. The journey around the globe was led by Canadian Rally and former Ford Performance racer Andrew Comrie-Picard. The team is made up of explorers, scientists and drivers.
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Here's another @KCHappyCamper Whisky Fireside Chat - this time it's with Kevin Ride, author of the best selling Backcountry Eats: Making Great Dehydrated Meals for Backcountry Adventures. He chats about making your own dehydrated camp meals. https://t.co/Ib1QAiBajh