If you're reading this, you've probably heard that we are planning to hike the Great Divide Trail in July and August. You can find more information about the route on the Great Divide Trail Association website, but the basics of our trip are: 1130km Planned itinerary is 51 days including 3 zero days (days where … Continue reading Great Divide Trail: Logistics we need help with
Month: April 2018
Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux – Trip Summary
Background We are planning to do the Great Divide Trail this summer and wanted to take advantage of the long weekend to do a quick shakedown trip. The main things we were testing out on this hike were: (1) a new sleep system (MYOG double quilt and Exped Synmat HL Duo); (2) Andrew Skurka's recipes … Continue reading Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux – Trip Summary
Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 3
Last night was a bit warmer and we were both warm enough under the quilt. I forgot to deflate my half of the sleeping pad before going to sleep though and I kept waking up with a sore hip and needing to rotate though. In the morning, we were relatively quick and managed to get … Continue reading Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 3
Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 2
Last night was a bit chilly - our water bladder bite valves were frozen, so it got down to at least zero. I was a bit cool, but overall fine under the quilt; Kyle on the other hand reported that he was too cold to sleep most of the night until he figured out to … Continue reading Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 2
Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 1
Getting to the start of the trail was quite straightforward. We just followed the #1 to Lytton (remembering to take the turn off at Hope and not continue to Kamloops) and then turn into the #12 and very soon after turn left onto the ferry road to take the ferry across the Fraser River, then … Continue reading Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 1