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
I'm not a fan of Banff on the GDT south of Whistling Pass. Whistling Pass and Ball Pass are fun. I really like Height of the Rockies and think that the South Kanakasis Pass Alt should be the official route. This even blows a bunch of the following Banff trails away. Assiniboine is lovely but … Continue reading GDT Section C Reflection
Mileage: 21.8 km I haven't had a shower in like 10 days. I haven't had good cooked food in like 22 days (I don't consider the smokies at Boulton Creek Trading Post to count). Despite the beautiful day today and overall good mood of the day I just really need a small break. I'm looking … Continue reading GDT Day 31 – I need a shower and a burger
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: 21.2 km It's not the mileage that's too much. It's just ... the day. So much has happened today I struggle to keep my head straight. We started getting a sprinkle of rain last night at dinner. I was cautiously optimistic. Then when the sprinkle turned into a downpour after we tucked into bed … Continue reading GDT Day 29 – that’s too much man…
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: 20.5 km (1.1 km from Porcupine to GDT, 10.9 km GDT to Sunshine Alt, 3.0 km Sunshine Alt , 3.6 km GDT to Healy Creek Trail, 1.9 km Healy Creek Trail) Porcupine to Healy Creek We woke at around 6am today finally rested and recovered from the poor sleep from the past day. Toothless … Continue reading GDT Day 27 – hey do you know….
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: 19.3 km I'd say my highlight of today was our conversation during breakfast with Steve and his son Owen. Those two are great fun and just a pleasure to talk to at camp. I think we were very fortunate to meet them. Other than that, there's not much to say about today. It's basically … Continue reading GDT Day 25 – A Connector Day
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
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