We have finally finalized our meal plans (as much as we can anyways), so I can stop teasing with posts about us buying food and give more details on what we actually plan on eating. Calories and Nutrition Natasha and I don't need a lot of calories hiking usually. We have planned for 3600 calories … Continue reading GDT Food and Meal Planning
We both slept pretty well, but we were quite hot throughout the night. I guess nine people in a tiny cabin is a great way to generate heat. We were the first ones up, so we gathered our belongings got our bags packed up on the porch - it was actually pretty pleasant outside compared … Continue reading Sunshine Coast Trail – Day 2 – Mount Troubridge to Lois Lake
The day started out extremely early as we wanted to be at the ferry terminal at 5am to ensure we caught the first ferry to the Sunshine Coast. We managed to get there right on time and we hoped to catch a short nap while waiting, but that didn't quite work out. A large family … Continue reading Sunshine Coast Trail – Day 1 – Saltery Bay to Mount Troubridge
We got to the trailhead a bit before noon - the main parking lot area was around half full. The first 6km of the trail is very well maintained switchbacks in the forest - so even on hot days, you'll be sheltered. The first 3km was completely snow-free and the snow became consistent enough around … Continue reading Day Trip Report: Garibaldi Lake
If you're reading this, you've probably heard that we are planning to hike the Great Divide Trail in July and August. You can find more information about the route on the Great Divide Trail Association website, but the basics of our trip are: 1130km Planned itinerary is 51 days including 3 zero days (days where … Continue reading Great Divide Trail: Logistics we need help with
Background We are planning to do the Great Divide Trail this summer and wanted to take advantage of the long weekend to do a quick shakedown trip. The main things we were testing out on this hike were: (1) a new sleep system (MYOG double quilt and Exped Synmat HL Duo); (2) Andrew Skurka's recipes … Continue reading Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux – Trip Summary
Last night was a bit warmer and we were both warm enough under the quilt. I forgot to deflate my half of the sleeping pad before going to sleep though and I kept waking up with a sore hip and needing to rotate though. In the morning, we were relatively quick and managed to get … Continue reading Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 3
Last night was a bit chilly - our water bladder bite valves were frozen, so it got down to at least zero. I was a bit cool, but overall fine under the quilt; Kyle on the other hand reported that he was too cold to sleep most of the night until he figured out to … Continue reading Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 2
Getting to the start of the trail was quite straightforward. We just followed the #1 to Lytton (remembering to take the turn off at Hope and not continue to Kamloops) and then turn into the #12 and very soon after turn left onto the ferry road to take the ferry across the Fraser River, then … Continue reading Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 1
Backpacks & Bike Racks 