Canadian Geographic

12/22/2025

🌨️ 🏙️ Can Geo :
Snow can make cities quieter by absorbing and dampening sound waves.

12/21/2025

In 2011, writer Robin Esrock was approached by a Toronto publisher to write a guidebook on Canada. But instead of writing about HOW to travel the country, Esrock chose to write about WHY.

Nearly 14 years later, Esrock has launched the third edition of his bestselling book, The Great Canadian Bucket List, featuring Canada’s most unique and memorable experiences.

From ice canoeing across the St. Lawrence River and cruising across the Northwest Passage, to floating in Canada’s Dead Sea and horseback riding in the Rockies, this collection of adventures is something every Canadian should have on their coffee table.

🔗 : Learn more about The Great Canadian Bucket List and discover more of what our country has to offer: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/the-return-of-the-great-canadian-bucket-list-in-a-new-era-of-canadian-travel/
✍️ : Robin Esrock (Robin Esrock)

12/21/2025

The winter solstice arrives today, bringing the shortest day of the year. This astronomical milestone occurs when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted farthest away from the sun, shaping the winter landscapes Canadians experience from coast to coast to coast. Brighter days begin tomorrow. ☀️

Wishing you a sunny start to winter from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society!

📷: Photo by Anne Spiers (via CanGeo Photo Club)

12/21/2025

🔥 ☕ Can Geo Question of the Day:
What small winter ritual helps you get through the cold months?

12/20/2025

: Trapped in Ice

Ever seen bubbles frozen in time? On Abraham Lake, winter transforms the surface into a crystal-clear canvas dotted with mesmerizing methane bubbles.

Captured just before sunrise, these shots captured by Can Geo Photo Club member Yongnan Li (IG: ), reveal the lake’s unique winter surface.

12/20/2025

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12/20/2025

🧊 🔊 Can Geo :
Sound can travel farther on cold days because cold air is denser and bends sound waves downward.

12/19/2025

12/19/2025

❓ 👁️ 🌄 Can Geo Question of the Day:
What’s a view you never get tired of?

12/19/2025

At a remote mountain camp in B.C., Canada’s avalanche rescue dogs are training to find what humans can’t.

These pups are learning the skills and building the bonds that could mean the difference between life and death.

Read the full story by Sarah Everts: https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/puppies-at-work-inside-canadas-avalanche-rescue-dog-training-program/

Photo: Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association

12/19/2025

POV: waking up on the weekend with no alarm

How would you ?

This morning deer was captured by Matt Parish (IG: ) during a brisk morning, right around -12 degrees. This young deer pictured was using leaves and body heat to stay warm and get a little extra shut eye as the warm sun broke the eastern horizon.

12/18/2025

to our category winners of the 2024 Canadian Photography of the Year contest.

📸: (1), Stuart White, (2) Craig Boehm, (3) Peter Baumgarten, (4) Sara Kempner

The 2025 contest is live! Submit your best photos in any of our four categories: Epic Landscapes, Flora Fauna and Fungi, Weather Seasons and Skies and Outdoor Adventure. To qualify, photos must be taken in Canada in 2025.

👉 Comment for a link to enter. The contest closes at midnight on New Year’s Eve.