“Why don’t we canoe there?” joked Leanne, not knowing what kind of adventure those five words would set in motion. Upon receiving an invitation to visit famed Canadian author and conservationist,Farley Mowat, Leanne and her husband, Karsten, were discussing how their family would travel from Canmore to Cape Breton Island to Farley’s farm. Both conservationists themselves, Leanne and Karstennaturally considered canoeing as their means to get from A to B. As acouple, they had self-propelled on long trips many times before. This time, though, they would travel across the country with a twoand a half year old.
Meghan J. Ward - outdoor, travel and adventure writer
working with words in the heart of the Canadian Rockies
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