Mileage: 15.8km It was a slightly chilly morning and Toothless wanted to walk right away, so we all set off in our puffy jackets to accommodate his pace. He really seems to love floodplains - last year he was also a big fan of the Moose River - and it is truly gratifying to watch … Continue reading Trip Report: GDT Redux Day 4 – Random camping on Howse Floodplain to Mistaya Canyon
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Trip Report: GDT Redux Day 3 – Lambe Creek to random camping on Howse Floodplain
Mileage: 15.6km Camping right by the water is always chilly and a recipe for condensation and this morning was no exception. As I nursed Toothless, Kyle tried to dry off the condensation to prevent it from getting knocked down on everything once Toothless was fully awake and ready to treat the tent as his personal … Continue reading Trip Report: GDT Redux Day 3 – Lambe Creek to random camping on Howse Floodplain
Trip Report: GDT Redux Day 2 – Howse River Horse Camp to Lambe Creek
Mileage: 12.1km I woke up in the middle of the night with the odd sensation that something was off about the tent and came to my senses just in time to catch the trekking pole and prevent the tent from collapsing. The wind had picked up overnight and the rocky ground of the floodplain didn't … Continue reading Trip Report: GDT Redux Day 2 – Howse River Horse Camp to Lambe Creek
Trip Report: GDT Redux Day 1 – Mistaya Canyon to Howse River Horse Camp
Background We skipped the last bit of Section D last year when we had to get off trail due to Kyle's injury and then skip ahead to keep our permits. Our initial plan was to do it after we reached the northern terminus, but that plan got derailed. So we are coming back to finish … Continue reading Trip Report: GDT Redux Day 1 – Mistaya Canyon to Howse River Horse Camp
Trip Report: Elfin Lakes
As a shakedown before we headed out to tag the part of the GDT we had to skip in 2021, I snagged permits for Elfin Lakes in Garibaldi Provincial Park for us to do a quick overnight hike. We had a few things to test out as Toothless is much bigger and more mobile now … Continue reading Trip Report: Elfin Lakes
I’m wishing for Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Heritage Park to reopen
I mean, that's it. Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park has been closed since the start of the COVID19 pandemic. Natasha and I hiked there in 2018 prior to our GDT thru hike. We have hoped to do the traverse but it didn't come together in 2019. Then the pandemic hit and we haven't been able … Continue reading I’m wishing for Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Heritage Park to reopen
SCT 2021 Day 6 – Back to the car!
Mileage: 15km We awoke once again to rain. This time we didn't laze around though since warm showers and cold beers were waiting for us in town! We even managed to get packing up down to 1.5 hours or so despite needing to maneuver around in the tent to pack up most of our stuff. … Continue reading SCT 2021 Day 6 – Back to the car!
SCT 2021 Day 5 – Fiddlehead to Inland Lake
Mileage: 11.75 km We had another relatively early start with Toothless ready to start the day before 6am - definitely woke up a few members of the group camping under us. Oops 😉 A steady climb up towards Confederation Lake took longer than I hoped for, but eventually we reached the cabin. We had a … Continue reading SCT 2021 Day 5 – Fiddlehead to Inland Lake
SCT 2021 Day 4 – Roadwalking to Fiddlehead
Mileage: 15.5km mostly along FSRs to avoid going back over Tin Hat Lewis Lake was very noisy overnight - the frogs were throwing a huge party most of the night! It was surprisingly warm for right beside the lake though which was nice. Today was our turnaround day and neither of us was looking forward … Continue reading SCT 2021 Day 4 – Roadwalking to Fiddlehead
SCT 2021 Day 3 – Tin Hat to Lewis Lake
Mileage: 6.75 km Toothless was once again up bright and early around 5:30am; it was raining it still though and we still needed his diapers to dry, so we didn't start packing up yet. After some crawling all over us, thankfully we were able to convince him to go back to sleep until 7am. It … Continue reading SCT 2021 Day 3 – Tin Hat to Lewis Lake
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