Hello Reader, Happy long weekend and welcome to September! You don't need me to say autumn is coming up - I'm sure your social media feeds are already getting bombarded by influencers' photos of larch trees and pumpkin lattes (at least mine sure is). But September 1st is not autumn and we still have a few more weeks of the non-winter camping season, so hopefully you can make the most out of it before it's gone! And without further ado, here is the August Round Up! Mikaela Updates It's been...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader! I hope you're having a great day thus far. Somehow we're already halfway through summer (boo!). Have you been able to get out for any good backcountry adventures so far? Anyways, let's cut to the chase. In my last email, I said I had a big update coming and here it is: I QUIT MY JOB! 🎉🎉 Wooh! Friday was my last day of work! I don't typically talk about my "day job" online so a lot of people assume I work in the outdoors full-time, either as a blogger, guide or outdoor educator....
3 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader! LONG TIME NO SEE! After multiple years of consistently sending out Monthly Round Ups, I really fell off the wagon this year and haven't shared anything in months. My drafts folder is a graveyard of half-written round ups, filled with the occasional announcement and hello, but lacking any real substance. At least, nothing that seemed worth "rounding up" and putting in your inbox. Part of it is that I've just been working a lot. Story of my life (and most of our lives, right?)....
4 months ago • 3 min read
Hapyy New Year Reader! Yes, I realize this round up is a week late - I fully intended to send this out while I was on vacation, but then I didn't open my laptop for TEN DAYS! As a classic workaholic, I've only gone this long without working while I've been deep in the backcountry, so this was a first for me. I hope you were also able to find some relaxation over the holidays, and your new year is off to a great start. So what's going on with me and the website? Mikaela Updates I kicked off...
9 months ago • 3 min read
Hello hello Reader! Originally I was going to start this email off with "Hey, long time no speak!". But then this morning, as I was testing out a new "Welcome to Trip Reports" email draft, I accidentally sent it to half of my newsletter subscribers and about 200 other people instead of myself. Oops 🥲 So if you got that random email this morning, very sorry about that! ANYWAYS, I'm overdue for a Monthly Round Up. Let's dive in. What's New With Me? Very little actually, but I did spend a week...
11 months ago • 2 min read
Inyo National Forest: Whitney Portal to Mount Whitney (2 days / 21 miles) Hello Reader, Hope you're doing well this fine Thursday. This week's featured trip report is from a backpacking trip I did in August this year. I did a mini-trip report on my Instagram, but didn't share much about it with you here. This was perhaps the hardest backpacking trip I've done - and it was only a one-night trip. This was my first time hiking at such a high altitude and it really got to me. Nonetheless, it was...
11 months ago • 2 min read
Coppermine River: Rocknest Lake to Kugluktuk (18 days / 400 km) Click here to read the full trip report. The Coppermine River is an incredible river that starts with a large series of lakes in the Northwest Territories and empties in Kugluktuk Nunavut, in the Arctic Ocean. This 400 km trip takes you through a variety of landscapes, with crystal clear water, fun rapids, plentiful wildlife and great campsites. We paddled the Coppermine in July 2023, and it was an incredible trip. We were a...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hello hello Reader! I'm sending you this email from a cafe in Kailua, Hawaii! I am visiting a client based in Honolulu mon Monday, so I thought I'd tack on a mini trip this weekend. Still cannot believe I get to come here for work. In contrast to my previous Monthly Round Ups, this one will be super short. After an amazing and busy summer, September was relatively slow. I made a quick trip to Ontario to see my younger brother get married (weird, because I still think of him as being 13 years...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader! How has your summer been going? Hard to believe we're already more than a week into September. The last two-ish months have been incredibly busy for me, but I'm excited to share some photos with you and give you updates on all things Voyageur Tripper. Oh and I'm doing a $500 giveaway, so read on to learn more! Nahanni River In July, my dad and I were able to tick off a major bucket list item: Canoeing the Nahanni River. We've been working towards this trip since 2020, when I first...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
