During my decade leading Paddling Magazine, I’ve written hundreds of adventure features, opinion columns, gear reviews, industry stories and service pieces, becoming one of the most prolific female writers in adventure storytelling. I mostly edit these days, but here are a handful of my favorite stories from recent years.

Feature stories

The Greatest Kayaking Expeditions of the Century (So Far), Spring 2024

River Heroes: Meet 20 athletes, artists, activists, innovators and organizations making the paddling community a better place this year, Summer 2022

Mission Impossible: Inside the unprecedented crossing of Canada from north to south by paddle, pedal and ski, Summer 2022

21 Things Every Canoeist Should Know: From saving lives to siphoning gas and everything in between, Summer 2018

Puff, Puff, Paddle: Cannabis tourism comes to guided wilderness canoe trips, Spring 2018

Essays

It’s Good To Be Bad: In praise of the unfailing, life-altering power of being a beginner, Summer 2022

The Very Scary Truth About Surviving A Cold Water Capsize, Spring 2021

World’s Longest-Running Study On Happiness Has Great News For Wilderness Paddlers, Fall 2018

The One Real Risk For Solo Female Travellers, Summer 2018

Nature Neurons: The science behind why paddling makes us happier and healthier, Spring 2018

Profiles

Meet The 77-Year-Old Solo Canoeist Crushing 1,000-Mile Arctic Journeys, Summer 2022

One Week in the Wabakimi Wilds With World-leading Bushcraft Expert Ray Mears, Spring 2015

Gear

Choose The Perfect Lifejacket For Your Dog, Summer 2021

Wenonah Wee Lassie Solo Canoe Review, Spring 2019

Bear Necessities: What you do and don’t need to survive in bear country, Spring 2018