The Great Divide Trail has an access trail listed in Mt Robson Provincial Park to get on and off the GDT at Moose River. When thru hiking the GDT with our son Toothless we needed to use the access trail as our Northern Terminus since the Berg Lake Trail was closed. The GPS track on … Continue reading Moose River Access Trail
We hiked the GDT in 2021 with our son Toothless. Before we left on the thru hike we wrote a post breaking down the gear we decided to bring. This post will list out our main systems and gear and document how they worked out for us on the GDT in 2021 with our 8 … Continue reading GDT 2021 Final Gear List
One of the most common questions we got on trail (other than "does he enjoy it?") is why? So why thru hike with a baby? We never really considered the alternative We assumed right away (before Toothless was even born) that we would thru hike with our child. We do that together so why not … Continue reading Why did we thru hike the GDT with a baby?
Our 2021 GDT hike with Toothless wouldn't have happened without the help of a lot of trail angels and friends: A Safe Haven for housing us, feeding us, taking us to the trailhead and storing our vehicle while we hike.Ryan for agreeing to pick up our bear cannistersJeanette and Lowell for being great friends on … Continue reading GDT 2021 Thank Yous and Appreciation
It's been about a week and a half since we got off trail and we are in that weird time between the thru and going back to our regular lives. So how are things after the thru? Physical Health COVID19 This will probably be the last time I bring it up because it wasn't a … Continue reading GDT 2021 thru hike with a baby – the aftermath
After all of the precipitation in Section E we chose to change our gear for Section F to deal with the rain and possibility of snow as well as the cooler temperatures. Toothless' new boots were not quite fully waterproof which meant his socks and feet got wet during the car wash, but they did … Continue reading Section F Reflection
We keep talking about tagging Section D in our blog posts. This means we meant to go back at the end and hike what we missed of Section D due to my injury. In the end, we did not do this. We started and hiked a day on the highway between Mistaya River Trailhead and … Continue reading GDT – Post GDT; why we didn’t tag Section D
Mileage: 16.5 km (TBC with actual track) This morning was a bit rough. I barely slept last night. My allergies went into hyperdrive yesterday when walking through all the fireweed that has started (going to seed? Polinating?) and I was pretty cold and sore all night. So I woke with a headache from a lack … Continue reading GDT Day 57 – a finish of sorts
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: 17.8 km (ish) We woke to sun! It was beautiful this morning. A real treat after the grey skies and wet brush yesterday. We had random camped with great views of Mount Moren and Mount Mahood and the clear skies really let us take it in today. The ground was mostly dry, but my … Continue reading GDT Day 55 – wet feet and killer views
Backpacks & Bike Racks 