Articles by Anne Desjardins

Let’s admit it: even if angling is a favorite pastime for many kayakers or canoeists, it is certainly not a do…

Well, in my quiet countryside that is usually covered with a white blanket of snow at this time of year, the p…

I will always remember when my friend Patrick, a seasoned paddler who thrives on organizing wonderful day-trip…

Of all the camp kitchen essentials, the grater is one of the last tools I would want to leave behind at home w…

More and more athletes like to eat small meals 5 to 6 times a day for optimal performance. For paddlers, it is…

Many outdoors enthusiasts, students and busy office workers have turned to granola bars in their quest for a h…

This article provides some recipes and instruction on how to fix easy and delicious cocktails that will impres…

I have many fond memories of wandering along the North Eastern sea coast of Maine and Massachusetts with my ol…

Homemade dehydrated food is the ideal way to bring variety to multiday kayak trips. It reduces the bulk and th…

Through the years, the only desserts that I have not been able to prepare in my camp kitchen were ice cream or…

If there is one piece of camping gear that I would never leave behind, it is aluminum foil. That is probably b…

For many years I've been an avid sea kayaker who resisted the temptation to dehydrate my food before any given…