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Darcy Rhyno

@darcyrhyno.bsky.social
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Writer/Photographer: travel, environment, actual science🧬, adventure🚴, deep food & drink🥐, parks, fascinating people, quirky places, fiction, travel books📚.

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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Liverpool NS, Pine Grove Park is where the late Richard Steele, Canada's "Captain Rhododendron"selected most of the rhodies, azaleas and magnolias planted throughout, some of his own breeding. They bloom beneath tall pines next to the Mersey River amongst wildflowers. #park #novascotia #rhododendron
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Big fan of all things fungi, so I’m particularly happy to see my story about Quebec’s mushrooming mushroom culinary scene published. #mushrooms #Quebec #food #canada bluedotliving.com/mushrooms-ar...
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Tried out the first recipe in The Great British Baking Show cookbook I got for Christmas. Big fan of the show that redefined reality TV. Lemon Lime & Blackberry Victoria Sponge with my own twist, mandarin orange mini meringues. #greatbritishbakingshow #baking #cake #dessert
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Read how my bear encounter turned out in Explore Magazine. “Here I was, facing down a bear, its muscles rippling as it walked, its proximity triggering a primeval fear in me that was building toward panic." #explorecanada #exploremagazine #Bears #nationalparks explore-mag.com/unpopular-op...
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Unpopular Opinion: Black Bears Aren’t Out to Get You – Explore Magazine
Here I was, facing down a bear, its muscles rippling as it walked, its proximity triggering a primeval fear in me that was building toward panic.
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
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"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
My story in Canadian Geographic about Anticosti Island, photos by Christian Fleury. My editor says, “you and Christian really knocked this one out of the park!” Its world class fossil record=UNESCO World Heritage status. #BonjourQuebec #quebec #ExploreCanada #travelphotography #fossil #UNESCO
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Land before time: Exploring the many layers of Anticosti Island
A visit to Canada’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to ancient fossils, storied shipwrecks — and more deer than people
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Wrote about the new Uk’mek Trail built just for mountain biking in Kejimkujik National Park last year for Saltscapes Magazine, and enjoyed it so much, I rode it again this fall for the colours by the Mersey River. www.saltscapes.com/travel/3720-...
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Rescued chimpanzee thanks Jane Goodall by giving her a hug, what a truly beautiful moment.
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The Gulf Stream is threatened by climate change. A beautiful, summer-long art exhibition in the UNESCO town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia by 2 Canadian & 1 Norwegian artist is bringing attention to the issue. Here’s my story. bluedotliving.com/the-current-... #art #ocean #climatechange #NovaScotia
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The Via FREAKIN Ferrata in Quebec scared the crap outa me, but I completed it and wrote about it for the Toronto Star. (Search there or Toronto dot com for via ferrata.) #bonjourquebec #TorontoStar #viaferrata #saguenay www.toronto.com/things-to-do...
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I conquered my fear while ‘hiking’ up a rock face on a via ferrata in Quebec. The views were awe-inspiring
Quebec is home to 13 via ferrata sites, many in Sépaq parks. You don’t need special climbing skills, just courage.
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Food & Wine Magazine just published my contribution to a big special on Canadian food. I wrote about 3 outdoor foodie adventures across Canada. 🇨🇦 #Canada #staycation #adventure #Food&Wine #exploreNB #Saskatchewan #beautifulBC www.foodandwine.com/canada-culin...
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Experience a True Taste of Canada on These Epic Culinary Adventures
For the adventure-fueled traveler, these are a few food-forward experiences to take in Canada’s vast countryside, from an Indigenous-led expedition in Saskatchewan and mushroom foraging in British Col...
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Here’s my story about a small Quebec company unlocking the ocean’s fresh water with compact desalination units. Their largest, the Glacier, will be tested near Barrington, Nova Scotia this summer. Cities, farmers, firefighters, resorts will benefit . #water #desalination #novascotia #environment
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Fresh Water, From the Ocean
One Quebec company’s desalination platforms are aiming to boost water supplies in drought- and wildfire-prone communities.
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Follow our local arts council for everything artsy in southern Nova Scotia bsky.app/profile/scac...
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
How did Ali Husnain find his way from an engineering career in his native Pakistan to the role of retrofitting St. John’s, Newfoundland for an electric, efficient future? I interviewed him to find out. #greenjobs #sustainability #immigrant #Newfoundland #EVcharger bluedotliving.com/my-green-job...
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My Green Job: Sustainability Coordinator
Ali Husnain works for St. John's, Newfoundland where he retrofits city facilities to make them more sustainable.
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Now here’s an idea for any neighborhood with a grocery store and an interest in uber-local food. So pleased for the opportunity to write about it. #foodsecurity #locavore #groceries #Montreal #rooftopgarden #organic #garden #organicfarm #farming bluedotliving.com/canadas-firs...
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Canada’s First Grocery Store Rooftop Garden
In Montreal, there’s a grocery store like no other — the IGA Extra Famille Duchemin grows its own vegetables … on the roof!
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
My arts background came in handy for this story in the Toronto Star about the arts and culture scene in Guadalajara, Mexico, one of the world’s richest. #Guadalajara #mexico #Jalisco #art #ceramics #mariachi #streetart #Tlaquepaque #cantina www.thestar.com/life/travel/...
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I visited Guadalajara, Mexico’s fascinating arts and culture city, where sculptures fill the streets and live music is in the air
In Guadalajara, artists and artisans thrive, sculptures fill the streets, and live music is in the air
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
“The Spinning Top” (aka Haut-fond Prince Lighthouse) in the St. Lawrence River—I got to see it close up on a boat tour last fall from #Tadoussac, #Quebec at the mouth of the #SaguenayRiver. Built in 1964, it’s rumoured to be for sale, price $1. #lighthouse #Canada #boattour #QuebecMaritime #rivers
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Blue Dot’s most read story in 2024 debunks “best before”dates. “Dates stamped on many of our foods — “best before,” “sell by,” — have nothing to do with food safe. They are determined by lab tests that estimate when a food tastes best.” #science #food #environment bluedotliving.com/what-to-know...
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What to Know About Food Expiration Dates - Bluedot Living
The Food Date Labeling Act (created in 2019 and not yet passed) aims to standardize the terminology surrounding labels.
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Stargazers at ​​​​​​​Stonehenge were treated to a magical sight as the Perseid meteor shower rained shooting stars over the prehistoric monoliths. Astrophotographer Josh Dury combined 43 images of the meteors, Stonehenge and the Milky Way to create this image. #stonehenge #photography #nightsky
Stargazers at ​​​​​​​Stonehenge were treated to a magical sight as the Perseid meteor shower rained shooting stars over the prehistoric monoliths. Astrophotographer Josh Dury combined 43 images of the meteors, Stonehenge and the Milky Way to create this image.
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
A month late to the mailbox due to the postal strike, but still in time for the Christmas season, my interview in Saltscapes magazine with Suzy Atwood about the Barrington lobster trap Christmas tree. #lobster #Christmas ##Saltscapes #Christmastradition #NovaScotia #Barrington
Cover of Saltscapes magazine, December January 2024-25Interview with Suzy Atwood about the Barrington lobster trap Christmas tree.
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
I experienced the art and theatre of food and cuisine in Japan recently, then wrote about it in Travel Life magazine. #japan #travel #travelmedia #food #sushi #Awaji #Shukoku #cuisine #foodandtravel travellife.ca/wp-content/u...
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
A survey of faculty members working in US southern states shows that a significant majority frequently witness or experience political interference that affects morale and is causing many to look for positions in other regions or to leave academia altogether. www.nature.com/articles/d41... #science
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Is political interference causing faculty brain drain in the southern United States?
Faculty members say academic freedom is under fire, and many are seeking work outside the region.
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
13 billion years it took light from the Christmas Tree Galaxy to reach Earth, offering a rare peak into the birth of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Humbling, no? #bigbang #astronomy #christmas #milkyway #telescope #aweinspiring #universe #humbling www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Firefly Sparkle: 'Christmas' galaxy reveals how Universe formed
The galaxy resembling Christmas lights hanging in the cosmos has space scientists feeling festive
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Reuters @reuters.com · 08/12/2024
Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad's ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, ending his family's iron-fisted rule after more than 13 years of civil war reut.rs/4f2V5YN
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Syrian rebels topple President Assad, prime minister calls for free elections
Insurgents gained control after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule dangling by a thread as rebels marched on Damascus.
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Based on my recent meanderings in Japan, the Toronto Star just published my story about cycling—and aging gracefully—on Shikoku Island. #cycling #Shikoku #NiyodoBlue #NiyodoRiver #Kochi #Japan #Pacific #travel #wanderlust www.thestar.com/life/travel/...
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I biked from the mountains of Japan’s Shikoku Island to the ocean, with the passage of time — and old age — on my mind
On this biking journey with Shikoku Tours along the Niyodo River cycling route, I had the passage of time — and old age — on my mind.
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I write about environmental topics for Blue Dot. Check out stories on the Scottish tiger, regrowing coral reefs, Canada’s tree seed bank, and lots more. bluedotliving.com/author/darcy... #bluedot #environment #science #climate #wildlife #nationalparks #foodsecurity #organic #renewableeneegy
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I won! Congratulations! On behalf of the judges and the SATW Executive for the Canadian Chapter, we are so excited to let you know that you have won the gold medal for your entry in the 2024 SATW Awards, Best International Travel Story.
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Berms, rollers, rock gardens and natural features add to the challenge of riding the new Ukme’k mountain bike #trail in #Kejimkujik #NationalPark, #NovaScotia. Story research was never more fun. #ParksCanada #cycling #mountainbiking #travel #Canada #adventuretravel
Navigating a rock garden or rock crossing.“Bikes descending at speed,” sign as we head uphill on the Ukme’k Trail.The Mersey River flowing through Kejimkujik National Park.The famous Parks Canada red chairs at the entrance to Kejimkujik National Park.
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
After a tour with Mayan guides into Mexico’s beautiful wilderness area, Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve near Tulum, I stayed at boutique Jashita Hotel on a quiet Soliman Bay beach. Read about it in Travel Life Magazine. #jashitatulumhotel #tulum #tulummexico #mexico #boutiquehotel #travellife #siankaan
Read in Travel Life Magazine about my Mayan tour of Mexico’s beautiful wilderness area, Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve near Tulum.Read in Travel Life Magazine about my Mayan tour of Mexico’s beautiful wilderness area, Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve near Tulum.Read in Travel Life Magazine about my Mayan tour of Mexico’s beautiful wilderness area, Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve near Tulum.
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Chuffed to be on the Best International Travel Story shortlist for the annual SATW Awards (Cdn Chapter) for my look into Flamenco’s post covid recovery in its birthplace, Seville, Spain. #SATW #flamenco #Spain #Seville #dance #TorontoStar #travel #Europe www.thestar.com/life/travel/...
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‘Flamenco is a lifestyle’: Inside Seville’s fabulous flamenco scene, which is kicking up its heels again, post-pandemic
How Spain’s tablaos, or flamenco performance bars, are making a comeback
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Exploring Anticosti Island, Quebec, we discover a shelf of rock surrounds it and has claimed many a ship. Graveyard of the St. Lawrence it's known as. We visited the Calou B at the western end and the Wilcox on the north shore. #anticosti #sepaq #shipwreck #travel #coastline #island #canada #quebec
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Drink sake within a year of brewing, I learned in Japan. But koshu or aged sake can be decades in the barrel. Samples at Koshunoya, Awaji Island prove koshu is as complex as any good whiskey. #japan #Awaji #sake #travelwriter #wanderlust #TravelMedia #whiskey #whisky #food&drink #booze #brewery
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The circle of life in a single photo. St. Mary’s Basilica, Halifax, Canada. Take a breath and comment why you left X for bluer skies. #travelwriter #photography #bluesky #travel #NovaScotia #Halifax #Canada #contentcreator #NewToBlueSky #storytellers #wanderlust #visualstorytellers #TravelMedia
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Here’s another breath of fresh air blown in from Shikoku Island, Japan, where I cycled beside the river they call Niyodo Blue for its purity. Mmm, I can still smell the cedar forest and feel the breeze. #Japan #Shikoku #Cycling #Niyodo
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Darcy Rhyno @darcyrhyno.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Well, let’s see, for a first post on a new platform that’s an alternative to toxic X, how about a nice bike ride to clear the head and engage the body. Last month along the Niyodo River on the island of Shikoku, I rode and explored one of the most traditional regions of Japan.
Cycling trip complete at the mouth of the Niyodo River, Japan
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