Each new year and season comes with it a set of dates that can be looked at as opportunities to get out and explore or try something new. The challenge set forth is to take advantage of the calendar, vacation days, and your set financial resources to enjoy a bit of something different. No matter what level of these stated items you have, you can figure out how to plan adventures into your life.

The opportunist trip of the year was to Mexico (largely possible by air miles). In Mexico we explored the city of Mazatlan and enjoyed the wonders of sun in February (its a little dark and cold in Toronto this time of the year). The next trip was to Peru where we decided to do a little more planning ourselves in order to cut down on some costs. The trip to Peru was my first experience in South America and I hope to get back there as soon as possible. Into the summer months we have taken to exploring Ontario with a canoe trip down the White River and a long weekend camping trip to the Bruce Peninsula.

My every day adventure is biking in Toronto in a variety of weather, and traffic conditions. The road surfaces leave a lot to be desired, and the bike lanes are good but more are needed. Riding on the urbane trail: your dangers are cars, foot traffic not watch their crossing signals, and street car rails embedded in the road surface. Toronto is fairly bicycle friendly, but there are many automobile drivers which believe that it is justifiable to break traffic laws in order to make up for bad planning. On the flip side there are many cyclist which suffer from a condition known as, "Am I a vehicle or a pedestrian?"

RockCairn.com has been setup to act as a marker, waypoint, and guide to the outdoors. The focus of this site was initially on Colorado and climbing the fourteen thousand foot peaks in that great state, but now most of the recently added content is on Ontario. Also to diversify the content a bit some general adventure travel destinations have been reported on. From the reports on climbing fourteen thousand foot peaks to the mixed sport adventure travel reports, this site aims to advise you on planning, packing, and executing your next adventure outing.