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
Mileage: 19.4km Floe Lake was still enveloped in clouds when we woke in the morning, so despite no more rain overnight, there was plenty of moisture still in the air. Toothless' diapers were slightly less wet, but not anywhere close to dry, so we would be crossing our fingers we would hike above the cloud … Continue reading GDT Day 30 – Bravefart
Mileage: 15.4km + 9.0 bonus km for Natasha We were the first ones up this morning and took full advantage of the large picnic table, but it wasn't too long until the "Lesser Divide Trail" group arrived as well as the couple with the dog, so we tried to minimize our overflow. It took a … Continue reading GDT Day 28 – Finally getting to the good stuff
Mileage: 25.1km Last night was pretty rough with Toothless waking 3 or 4 times rather than his usual 1-2. So this morning when he started to rouse, I was hoping he would settle on his own for at least another 30 minutes or so even though an early start would be ideal with a relatively … Continue reading GDT Day 26 – A mixed bag
Mileage: 18.9km It was a warm night for sleeping right beside a lake, so it wasn't too hard to drag ourselves out of bed and pack up in the morning. After leaving Beatty Lake, our alternate started us out with some scree as we descended towards Palliser River. It was a bit steep, but there … Continue reading GDT Day 24 – Another day
Trail mileage: 0km Walking between all the very far apart places at Boulton Creek mileage: ∞km So I'm probably going to sound very bitter, but this is my place on the internet, so I get to use it as I wish. This might be naive, but I've been shocked by the number of hikers we've … Continue reading GDT Day 21 & 22 – Get your goddamn permits GDT hikers
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