A Birthday Celebration for Nature Lovers

The news is great for Canadians, and anyone visiting Canada and looking to explore the outdoors. As we close in on the nation's 149th birthday, a day when Canadians will be granted free admission to the national parks, it is a great chance to remind readers what is in store for next year at the parks.

As part of Canada's 150th birthday the Government of Canada announced that admission to all national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas will be free for all visitors in 2017.

The Kindness of Strangers in Scotland

Today's story comes from Scotland, where a pair of university students decided to hike all over the country without using any money, putting the test the Scots' reputation of being generous.

The two intrepid adventurers, Tom Langhorne and Cameron Hyde, left from Aberdeen on Scotland's east coast with nothing but the packs on their backs, a bag of rice and a bag of oats and one week later they returned to their doorstep after traveling well over 400 miles. And they did it all without spending a cent.