Mileage: ~13.5km We wake up to a dry tent for the first time in ages. No condensation to worry about when wrangling Toothless to get him dressed for the day! Dry tent to pack up! Toothless still gets dressed in his rain gear though as his carrier is still damp and the first part of … Continue reading GDT Day 56 – A not so grand finale
Mileage: 17.1km Today started off better than expected - no rain overnight and no rain when we started off on the trail! This didn't last for too long though and we got just enough rain to wet all the brush that lines the trail. I think the calorie deficit is catching up to me and … Continue reading GDT Day 54 – “Waterproof” boots
Mileage: ~18km Last night felt like our coldest night on trail. I don't think it actually was, but going to bed cold and wet, surrounded by snow, and sustained off and on precipitation through the night didn't create any warm cozy feelings. Kyle slept with his puffy jacket and rain jacket on; I kept on … Continue reading GDT Day 51 & 52 – Aftermath of bad decisions
Mileage: 15.5km It rained off and on all night, but for once we ended up on the "good" side of the weather forecast and the 50% chance of rain for the morning turned into blue skies as we packed up. We took out our very last bars from the ursack, crossed our fingers that our … Continue reading GDT Day 49 – May the (weather) odds be ever in your favour
Mileage: 21.2km Toothless was up at least 5 times last night, so I wasn't at all bright-eyed and cheery, ready to face the day this morning. Maybe the off-and-on rain kept waking him? Thankfully he goes back down quickly after nursing, but the lack of continuous sleep made me very slow moving as we packed … Continue reading GDT Day 47 – Rain, rain, go away
Mileage: 19.3km Today started with what has got to be one of my least favourite things to wake up to - frozen shoes. And since we had left a line up overnight, we also had a bunch of frozen diapers. And, the tent was covered both inside and out in frost. Needless to say, we … Continue reading GDT Day 45 – “… it’s almost obscene. Kids, cover your eyes.”
Mileage: 16.4km It rained off and on all night and was still raining in the morning when we woke up. It slowly lightened up as we packed up and seemed to stop when we hit the trail, but we still kept everyone in full rain gear since the weather forecast promised more rain and the … Continue reading GDT Day 43 – On our own
Mileage: 7.1km Our continuous thru has turned into a flip flop as we skipped ahead of where we got off trail today to be able to stay aligned with our permits. Assuming all goes well, we will come back in September to do the ~50km that we've skipped after we reach our northern terminus at … Continue reading GDT Day 41 – Ready to flip (flop)
Mileage: 22.1km Are we out of the woods yet?Are we out of the woods yet?Are we out of the woods yet?Are we out of the woods?Are we in the clear yet?Are we in the clear yet?Are we in the clear yet?In the clear yet, goodOut of the Woods - Taylor Swift It rained off and … Continue reading GDT Day 35 – In the clear yet?
Day 32 Mileage: 23.0km Day 33 Mileage: 0️⃣ It was a chilly morning being deep in a valley that the sun wouldn't reach for several more hours and we had the motivation of town, so we did our best to pack up quickly and get on the trail. Just as we were about to head … Continue reading GDT Day 32 & 33 – Cold Beer, Warm Showers
Backpacks & Bike Racks 