Mileage: 30.9km We had another slow start today as we took advantage of cell reception and did our last few internet errands. Once we actually started walking, we managed to keep up a very good pace. We could've been in a Mazda commercial - zoom zoom 😉 We made very good time though and hiked … Continue reading GDT Day 19 – Flying
Mileage: 16.2 km James Lake to Aldridge Creek Natasha already used up all of the up/ down puns so I'm left with no title. The wind last night was terrible. Natasha had the tent pitched on the slanty road last night. Turns out the slant wasn't the issue. The sandy, rocky road makes it hard … Continue reading GDT Day 18 – untitled
Mileage: 19.9km Today was another relatively big day for us with the hopes the following days would be nice and short and we'd have an easy walk into Peter Lougheed and Boulton Creek. We started off with our usual slow morning - Jeanette and Lowell were long gone by the time we even poked our … Continue reading GDT Day 17 – Up, down, repeat
Mileage: 25.9 km I get knocked down, but I get up again...Chumbawumba, (I think?) Excuse the probably wrong lyrics; I'm writing this at camp without internet to verify. So yesterday was a not so very good day. I won't write a post about that because I'm pretty sure Natasha already did. What I will say … Continue reading GDT Day 16 – Chumbawumba
Mileage: 13.7km So maybe this coloured my opinion of today (or vice versa), but I decided that Section B is my least favourite. It's too long, starts with the nice parts (High Rock and Tornado Saddle), and ends in an unpleasant car-centric frontcountry area. Maybe it would be nicer to do SOBO? Today was one … Continue reading GDT Day 15 – One of those days
Mileage: 13 km We woke from our site at Dutch Creek feeling pretty awake and in good spirits. We had some inefficiencies and confusion when breaking camp but we got over those and were ready to start our day at around 8am or so (I didn't actually check!) The hike away from camp was quickly … Continue reading GDT Day 14 – Here I am; Rock me like a -hurricane- Tornado
Mileage: 17.4km It was a windy night which meant the tent was nice and dry in the morning despite camping right by the creek. Kyle took Toothless to start as this would be his last stretch with a light pack for a while as we were picking up the food we cached for ourselves this … Continue reading GDT Day 13 – Heavy Packs Again
Mileage: 16.3km Today we did my favourite section of the HRT (High Rock Trail); it has the best views and great trail. We started slowly at Window Mountain Lake after Toothless woke up a handful of times last night. It took us a while to break camp so we started just after 8:00am. At the … Continue reading GDT Day 12 – Dope Views and Good Trail
Mileage: 15.3km We were awoken by cows trying to invade our tent - at least that's what it sounded like when Kyle told me at 5:30am that cows were beside the tent. I ignored him and rolled over trying to eke out the last few minutes of sleep before Toothless got up for the day. … Continue reading GDT Day 11 – Finally off the road!
Mileage: 10.1 km Initially I thought we had to pull off a big day today, so yesterday I was dreading getting up early and pushing through the road out of Coleman then still having to go another 10-15 kms. Fortunately our itinerary had a gap from us adjusting it at the last minute before we … Continue reading GDT Day 10 – Heading out of Coleman
Backpacks & Bike Racks 