GDT kms: 29.3 We slept in a bit this morning on account of how long yesterday had been and since we knew today would be relatively short. With the exception of a number of downed trees including a surprising number that required crawling under - they were the perfect height to be too tall to … Continue reading Day 27 – In and out of Field

GDT kms: 32.3 When we woke up and packed up, we were pretty shocked to discover other campers were also up and about. Kyle and I both double checked our watches/phones to make sure the times all matched and we didn't accidentally sleep in an hour. The campground was also so busy that our morning … Continue reading Day 26 – A beautiful section to hit 500km

GDT kms: 30.3 We started today by going up Ball Pass - it was definitely not a "ball buster" as the app indicated, but that may just be because our legs were nice and fresh. The descent on the other hand was slower than we would have liked, but quite neat as it was an … Continue reading Day 25 – Into the Rockwall

GDT kms: 19.1 + 1.8 on the second half of the Sunshine Village alternate We woke up very excited to be able to finally leave Banff and get back on the trail and away from people (sorta). We grabbed the buffet breakfast at our hotel before catching a 5 min cab ride to another hotel … Continue reading Day 24 – Back into the wilderness (sorta)

GDT kms: 0️⃣ We had planned for one zero day in Banff, but we ended up taking two as we got to Banff a day ahead of schedule and we wanted to try and stick to our permit dates if possible. I'd definitely not recommend doing this. Banff is absurdly expensive - as someone who … Continue reading Day 22 and 23 – Highly unrecommended double zero in Banff

GDT kms: 20 + 1.2 on Sunshine Village alternate We got out of Og Lake nice and early and enjoyed the rolling hills before we started climbing up to Citadel Pass. The pass wasn't too hard, but was definitely a bit more sloggy than I would have preferred. We reached Howard Douglas Lake a bit … Continue reading Day 21 – Back into civilization

GDT kms: 33.2 We were a bit nervous starting out today as it was the first time we were going over 30 km in a while and we had a long pass to do in the middle of the day. The main goal we set ourselves was to reach the Assiniboine Lodge (km 28 for … Continue reading Day 20 – Easiest Day Yet?

GDT kms: 24.4 It sprinkled slightly overnight and the clouds were still lingering when we got up in the morning. As we ascended the last couple kilometres to North Kananaskis Pass, we were quite pleased as the clouds slowly cleared and revealed the surrounding mountains. The pass is also along the BC/Alberta border, so we … Continue reading Day 19 – We briefly visited BC

GDT kms: 19.6 (+ 3 walking from Boulton Creek) It was really hard to get up this morning, we were clean and very comfy cozy in our tent. We did manage to get going though, and started the walk from Boulton Creek to where we got off the trail yesterday, there wasn't enough traffic on … Continue reading Day 18 – We saw more people today than cumulatively prior