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
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!
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
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
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
Mileage: 13.5 km After a toasty night in the cabin, Toothless woke up ready to start the day bright and early just after 5am. We took advantage of the cabin and had a slow start and finally got on the trail around 7:30am. It was a nice sunny morning as we headed downhill towards Fiddlehead … Continue reading SCT 2021 Day 2 – Confederation Lake to Tin Hat Mountain
Plan In preparation for our 2021 GDT hike with Toothless, we decided to do a shakedown hike on the SCT. Initially we planned a yoyo of the SCT, but due to COVID19 restrictions, and us being a little behind figuring out our sleep system, we weren't left with enough time to do the SCT yoyo … Continue reading SCT 2021 Day 1 – Mowat Bay to Confederation Lake
As a low risk hike to test out our gear, various systems and build a routine we hiked up to Cheakamus Lake and camped at Singing Creek Campground. We have done this hike before and it is very accessible and easy - and we thought it would be a good first trip with Toothless. We … Continue reading Gear Shakedown and Trip Report: Backpacking Cheakamus Lake with Toothless
This past year has been quite busy for us as I've been back in school completing a Bachelor of Education, so unfortunately we haven't found time for any overnight hiking trips. My program finished in July and I had the month of August off, so we decided to take advantage of this and go a … Continue reading Trip Summary: Six Passes-Maligne Valley Loop
Mileage: 27 km It did not rain overnight and it got cold enough to scare the mosquito swarm away; this was our nicest morning on the trail so far! We were making relatively slow time as we were taking pictures and waypoints to document the worst sections of the trail. The brush wasn't too bad … Continue reading Day 3 – Six Passes-Maligne Valley Loop
Backpacks & Bike Racks 