
TracksAndTrails.ca Adventures website has served outdoor enthusiasts for 20 years and owner Clayton Kessler is now excited to present ‘Discover The Way’, a compilation of dozens of interviews from outdoor enthusiasts.
Outdoor wisdom compiled in the back of the book and is quoted on each image throughout the book.
A gift for the adventurer
Interested in hiking, trekking, through hiking, walkabouts, and munro bagging? Then this book is for you! Over 40 adventurers from around the world share their achievements, mishaps and outdoor lessons learned, in this giant book of outdoor wisdom. Dozens of magnificent full colour wilderness scenes are included throughout these pages.

Outdoor wisdom from around the World
Outdoor wisdom compiled in the back of the book and also quoted on each image throught the book.
World’s Best Outdoor Stores
Each outdoor enthusiast interviewed provided their thoughts on great outdoor stores to visit and these were the top 16.
Worlds’ Best Outdoor Websites
Outdoor experts and enthusiasts from around the world were asked about their favorite websites and they are listed at the end of ‘Discover The Way’.
Braemore Mountain Sports – UK
Cabela’s – USA
Campmor – USA
Columbia Sportswear – USA
MEC – Canada
Millets – UK
Mountain Designs – Australia
Outdoor Divas – USA
Paddy Pallin – Australia
REI – USA
Sierra Trading Post – USA
Taiga Works – Canada
The House – USA
The Summit Hut – USA
Uncle Johnny’s – Erwin TN, USA
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Pinnacle Lake Hike – Updated July 2022
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Camp for Free in B.C.
Free Camping in British Columbia is available at over 1100 forest service sites across the province. Enjoy the links and other information on this page to help you find your next free camping campsite. Also consider the “cons” to free camping as there are no services at most free campsites. Noise levels and rowdy behaviour is not managed, so be prepared to leave for alternate campsites or ignore music you may not enjoy.
Wonders await in Blue Hawk Mine (abandoned and dangerous)
GS Track to Blue Hawk Mine. Plus other information and pictures.
Crown Land – Camping and Hiking Trails
Crown Land Camping in British Columbia is a resource accessible to all Canadian residents. Yes, not only in BC but in all provinces. This article provides resources of how where and when to use Crown Land. Leave a comment below with crown land questions and it will be answered!
Lighting a fire without matches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e8gTrIMzHg&t=26s Transcript good day everyone i'm daryl and this is big buck bushcraft i have a mora knife with a ferrocene rod and a chunk of fat wood from an old stump and we're gonna get a fire truck here i like to put a lot of...
Digging up a big tree pitch stump
Transcript good day everyonei'm daryland thisis big buck bushcraftin an earlier videoi said i was going to work on findingand sourcing fatwoodhere is a nice littleyou stump see that it's obviously oldso as forest did years ago and the stump i guess when itgets cut...
Heaphy Track Hiking Trail
The Heaphy Track is a hiking trail located in the Kahurangi National Park on the northwest coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is known for its diverse range of scenery, including forests, mountains, and coastline. The track is 80 kilometers (50 miles) long and...
Zum Peak in Cascade District
Zum Peak in Cascade District Free Camping at Zum Peak in Cascade District recreation site has 2 Campsites and you can go to the site with a four wheel drive! Enjoy exclusive Camping, Hiking, Nature Study opportunities. Amenities: Tables,Toilets Zum Peak in Cascade...
Williamson Lake in Kootenay Boundary
Williamson Lake in Kootenay Boundary Free Camping at Williamson Lake in Kootenay Boundary recreation site has 4 Campsites and you can go to the site with a four wheel drive! Enjoy marvelous Camping, attractive Canoeing and Fishing opportunities. Amenities: Boat...
Wilderness Redefined
Are able to respond to emergency situation when you venture out? I’ve written a guide to the 10 Essentials which covers all the vital items, like navigation tools and a first aid kit, that you might need in the backcountry.
Report on Lynx in the Okanagan
This post includes a link to the PDF complete report. I have uploaded the report because many hikers and adventurers in the Okanagan have never seen a Lynx. This report will answer many questions. Thanks to Ray Derickson who hosted the researchers at his trapping...
4 Best hiking trails in Vancouver
There are quite a few reasons you should visit Vancouver, a city that is often considered to be one of the world's best places to live. As the best-known city in the province of British Columbia, Vancouver has a very interesting official motto: "By Sea, Land, and Air...
Camper Van Rentals Canada
Camper Van Rentals and Touring Canada Camper Van rentals in Canada give tourists the best way to enjoy a self guided tour of what Canada has to offer. Canada is a country with borders on three of the world's five oceans. This means that if you are used to traveling in...