Local 12th-grader excited to spend gap year backpacking around house
3 hours ago QUINTE WEST, ON — Local 17-year-old Hunter Ryan is finalizing plans for his long-anticipated one-year backpacking tour of his parents’ house. “It’s gonna be an awesome chance to spread my wings,” the teenager enthused. “I plan to start in the bathroom, and work my way east. I think I can manage one room per month, although I’ll probably cut that to three weeks in the mudroom to save time.” Ryan is looking forward to seeing lesser-known places like the attic, where he can be exposed to rougher living conditions than his native bedroom. However, he also has more conv...