GDT kms: 35.0 We had a bit of a slow start this morning - the days shortening is starting to catch up with us and it was noticeably dark at the time we've typically gotten up. We eventually hit the trail though and started the gentle climb to Maligne Pass. It was very pretty and … Continue reading Day 36 – Through the brush and into the smoke

GDT kms: 36.9 We woke up to the sounds of people walking around and to our surprise when we finally popped out of the tent, the group at the site beside ours was already gone. We then got on the excellent quality trail and began the moderate climb towards Jonas Pass. The pass was marked … Continue reading Day 35 – Jasper has great trails and weird toilets

GDT kms: 22.4 We woke up to a cold morning. I knew it was cold last night because at some point I pulled buff on over my face because my nose was cold, but I didn't realize exactly how cold it was until Kyle went to put his pants on and they were frozen stiff … Continue reading Day 34 – Back on track

GDT kms: 22.1 We had a bit of a sluggish start to the day. It was quite windy last night and a fair bit of smoke blew in and Kyle woke up with a tight throat. We slowly made our way up to the tallest point of the GDT - currently an unnamed pass they … Continue reading Day 33 – It should have been a good day

GDT kms: 17.5 It took me seemingly forever to get to sleep last night, so when our alarm went off at 6:30am so we would be up to catch the buffet as soon as it opened at 7:00am, I was definitely not ready to get up. We packed up some of our stuff and then … Continue reading Day 32 – Back into the woods