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PLEASE HELP!!!!
The Continental Divide Trail is up for a $25,000 grant and it's slipping away! The top two vote getters get the grant and it is too close for comfort. At the time of this posting, the CDT is in second with the third place Florida Trail inching up quickly (now just 760...
Advice To Future GDTers
UPDATED May 24, 2016 Thinking about doing the Great Divide Trail? Not sure if it's the hike for you? Wondering what a GDT hike involves? Well, you've come to the right place. I'll do what I can to keep this as concise and informative as I can. I know this can seem...
Wired’s 2015 Comprehensive Gear Review
Here is my gear review from this summer on the Hayduke, Tahoe Rim, and Great Divide Trail. I updated quite a few items for this summer, so it took awhile to update this review. I was a bit heavier than past years and seem to have come in at a 13lb 10.2oz base pack...
Advice To Future Haydukers
UPDATED: 1/22/18 *please excuse some coloring, alignment, and sizing that may be off after migration to a new platform after this was written. Also, note that this trail is evolving and it's been a few years since my Hayduke hike. I do my best to update this, but be...
ALDHA-West Gathering 2015
This past weekend, I attended the ALDHA-West (American Long Distance Hiking Association West) yearly Gathering that takes place the last weekend of every September. I found myself torn in how much I wanted to document and share. I've been taking a break from the whole...
One Step Forward, One Step Back
If you read my last post, you know that I am NOT a happy camper in regards to the content and quality Backpacker Magazine has released in this month's women-centric package. Overall, the presentation has come off as fluff with very little depth or...
This Diva Is…”Pissed”
Note: Since writing this post, some changes have been made and the follow-up post is, "One Step Forward, One Step Back." Ok, I rarely use this blog for this type of post, but this is one of those unique situations where I've given it some time, and I can't let this...
GDT Slideshows Parts 2 & 3: Banff–Jasper–Kakwa Lake
Slideshow: GDT Part 2: Banff-Jasper (Mile 292.2-577.7) Here are the slideshows from the final two chunks of the Great Divide Trail. You may not be able to view this on a smartphone or in the email if you are an email subscriber. Click here for the direct link of the...
We’ve Got To Help the CDT!!!
Hi Everyone! You know I don't ask for much and don't like to send out spam and such, but I have to ask this of you all... PLEASE VOTE TO HELP THE CDT WIN A $25,000 GRANT!!! The two organizations with the most votes at the end of the public voting period will win...
Six Flights Later…An Epilogue
I took the week after the hike to fly to Chicago and stay with my twin sister and her family (husband and my 4yr and 2yr old nephews) awaiting the birth of her third son. It took four flights over 21hrs to fly from Prince George to Chicago the cheapest way...well, at...
Day 49: The Ride Out
August 23rd Walker Creek Rd/Bastille Creek Bridge I tried to indulge and sleep in today knowing we were to be picked up around 11am, but my natural alarm went off early and I managed to hold off until 6:30 when I had to get out to pee. It was pretty cold, and as...
Day 48: The Roadwalk Out
August 21st Kakwa Lake(734mi/1181km)-Bastille Creek/Walker Creek Rd(752.6mi/1211.2m) Daily Distance: 18.6mi/30km Campsite Elevation: 3150ft/960m I woke up at my regular 5:30am naturally to hear the wind gusting and rain pelting the cabin. Man, how great to...
Day 47: Kakwa Lake Baby!
August 20th 1mi before Surprise Pass(720.2mi/1159km)-Kakwa Lake(734mi/1181km) Daily Distance: 13.8mi/22.2km Campsite Elevation: 4839ft/1475m Today was just about the most perfect ending to the the GDT I could imagine. Plenty of photos to share today! We got...
Day 46: We Didn't Expect THIS
August 19th 1mi before Col near Mt Morkill(701.1mi/1128.3km)-1mi before Surprise Pass(720.2mi/1159m) Daily Distance: 19.1mi/30.8km Campsite Elevation: 6141ft/1872m It was a great night sleeping up high in our little sheltered spot. I even go out in the middle of...
Day 45: Clear Path, Full Hearts…Can't Lose!
August 18th Meadowland Creek(682.1mi/1097.7km)-1mi before Col near Mt Morkill(701.1mi/1128.3km) Daily Distance: 19mi/30.6km Campsite Elevation: 6491ft/1978m For those of you Friday Night Lights fans, the title of this entry is in honor of that. We woke...