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

Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 3

April 4, 2018June 4, 2021Leave a comment

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

Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 2

April 3, 2018June 4, 2021Leave a comment

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

Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Day 1

April 2, 2018June 4, 2021Leave a comment

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