Mileage: 17.1km Today started off better than expected - no rain overnight and no rain when we started off on the trail! This didn't last for too long though and we got just enough rain to wet all the brush that lines the trail. I think the calorie deficit is catching up to me and … Continue reading GDT Day 54 – “Waterproof” boots
Mileage: 28.8 km (1 km Bighorn Alley, 1.1 km main route, 1.5 km pipeline, 3.3 km main route, 4.9 km pipeline, 17 km main route) We got packed and checked out of the hostel pretty quickly today. I was pleased with our efficiency. However we stopped off at Cocos for breakfast (to go) as we … Continue reading GDT Day 53 – 🎵this is a highway, and I’m gonna walk it all day long🎵
My ankle has improved. Resting before starting the section, using K tape early on and taking a tonne of Advil seems to have helped a lot. Sometimes I slip and pull something in it, but I can keep that from getting bad with the above. One person in front helps fend off people when Toothless … Continue reading Section E Reflection
Mileage: ~18km Last night felt like our coldest night on trail. I don't think it actually was, but going to bed cold and wet, surrounded by snow, and sustained off and on precipitation through the night didn't create any warm cozy feelings. Kyle slept with his puffy jacket and rain jacket on; I kept on … Continue reading GDT Day 51 & 52 – Aftermath of bad decisions
We chose to Notch, which in retrospect was a bad decision. Mileage: 18 km (1.1 km from Lodge, 16.9 km from junction to Signal Campsite) This day in 2018 we left the cabin at Kakwa Lake PP and started our walk out of the park. This year we were sitting in a cabin at Shovel … Continue reading GDT Day 50 – to Notch or not to Notch
Mileage: 15.5km It rained off and on all night, but for once we ended up on the "good" side of the weather forecast and the 50% chance of rain for the morning turned into blue skies as we packed up. We took out our very last bars from the ursack, crossed our fingers that our … Continue reading GDT Day 49 – May the (weather) odds be ever in your favour
Mileage: 10.7km (plus a few hundred metres to/from the Maligne Lake cafe) Today was a short day and I really, really appreciated Toothless sleeping in. We all needed it. The tent was still wet on the outside from last night's rain. We shut the doors last night to keep warm and ensure we stayed dry … Continue reading GDT Day 48 – out of the rain and into the chilli cheese fries
Mileage: 21.2km Toothless was up at least 5 times last night, so I wasn't at all bright-eyed and cheery, ready to face the day this morning. Maybe the off-and-on rain kept waking him? Thankfully he goes back down quickly after nursing, but the lack of continuous sleep made me very slow moving as we packed … Continue reading GDT Day 47 – Rain, rain, go away
Mileage: 25.5 km We woke today to more rain. Dreading it, we fell into our new rain / snow / hail morning routine and got moving quickly. We resigned ourselves to the fact that the diapers we hung out last night would be wet. And we figured the Ursack would be soaked and heavy as well. … Continue reading GDT Day 46 – Don’t like the weather? Wait 2 minutes.
Mileage: 19.3km Today started with what has got to be one of my least favourite things to wake up to - frozen shoes. And since we had left a line up overnight, we also had a bunch of frozen diapers. And, the tent was covered both inside and out in frost. Needless to say, we … Continue reading GDT Day 45 – “… it’s almost obscene. Kids, cover your eyes.”
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