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.”
Oh, you mean it's not Christmas? It's not even December? Could have fooled me... Mileage: 14.6 km After having a wet day yesterday we were expecting precipitation last night. That's what the forecast said and it made sense. We were also expecting a cold camp; its right next to a creek and down a gully. … Continue reading GDT Day 44 – I’m dreaming of a white Christmas..
Mileage: 16.4km It rained off and on all night and was still raining in the morning when we woke up. It slowly lightened up as we packed up and seemed to stop when we hit the trail, but we still kept everyone in full rain gear since the weather forecast promised more rain and the … Continue reading GDT Day 43 – On our own
Mileage: 17.8 km Well, not too many cairns, just a lot. The air was warm this morning when we woke. I was surprised; with us being right above Owen Creek I expected it to be cold. Before we got out of the tent I could tell it was smokey. The sunlight was diffused and the … Continue reading GDT Day 42 – too many cairns on the tra-ail (too many cairns)
Mileage: 7.1km Our continuous thru has turned into a flip flop as we skipped ahead of where we got off trail today to be able to stay aligned with our permits. Assuming all goes well, we will come back in September to do the ~50km that we've skipped after we reach our northern terminus at … Continue reading GDT Day 41 – Ready to flip (flop)
We had to bail at Cairne Creek Rec Site after I injured my ankle. So I am reflecting on the part we did finish. We plan on tagging the rest of Section D when we finish the GDT. The Ameswki valley is brushy as hell and not a lot of fun until you ford the … Continue reading Section D Reflection – Part 1
Mileage: ~10 km Day 37 Today I woke up and my ankle was swollen and bruised and I could not move my foot. I also couldn't sleep for hours last night. Every time I put my foot down, or moved it a little bit, the pain was unbearable. I slept terrible. My ankle injury seems … Continue reading GDT Day 37, 38, 39, 40 – Injury… So what’s next?
Mileage: 14.8 km (Amiswki Ridge Alt, accounting for dropping onto the road early, Road on official GDT and the Collie Creek Alt) Today we started on the Amiswki Ridge alternate at our campsite a few hundred meters past the Amiswki Lodge. I woke up this morning thinking about the stars I could see last night … Continue reading GDT Day 36 – getting off the road
Mileage: 22.1km Are we out of the woods yet?Are we out of the woods yet?Are we out of the woods yet?Are we out of the woods?Are we in the clear yet?Are we in the clear yet?Are we in the clear yet?In the clear yet, goodOut of the Woods - Taylor Swift It rained off and … Continue reading GDT Day 35 – In the clear yet?
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