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Day 44: Battle Of Will(ow)s
August 17th Jackpine Mtn Trail(665.8mi/1071.5km)-Meadowland Creek(682.1mi/1097.7km) Daily Distance: 16.3mi/26.2km Campsite Elevation: 4659ft/1420m Today was pretty much the polar opposite of yesterday. This stretch from Mt Robson is not done by a lot of GDTers...
Day 43: A Taste Of Jackpine
August 16th Bess Pass(652.3mi/1049.8km)-Jackpine Mtn Trai(665.8mi/1071.5km) Daily Distance: ~13.5mi/21.7km Campsite Elevation: 6300ft/1920m Oh man what a great day! One of the favorite days on the GDT for both of us. This is going to be a long entry with...
Day 42: Just Not My Day
August 15th Robson Pass Campground (634.3mi/1020.8km)-Bess Pass(652.3mi/1049.8km) Daily Distance: 3.4mi:5.4km side trail+18mi/29.1km GDT=21.4mi/34.5km Campsite Elevation: 5391ft/1640m Oh man it rained last night. A steady rain almost the whole night. It wasn't a...
Day 41: Robson Redux
August 14thMt Robson/Meadows Campground(634.3mi/1020.8km)-Robson Pass Campground (634.3mi/1020.8km)Daily Distance: 12.1mi/19.5km *All side trail off GDT Campsite Elevation: 2703ft/824mThis is the last elevation chart made by Zdenek because he ended his hike...
Day 40: Robson Ramble & Resupply
August 13thSmokey River(634.3mi/1020.8km)-Mt Robson/Meadows Campgroundr(634.3mi/1020.8km)Daily Distance: 17.6mi/28.4km *All side trail off GDT Campsite Elevation: 2714ft/827mElevation profile created by Zdenek on his 2014 GDT hike Thank you for...
Day 39: GDT Survivor Day
August 12th1mi N of Upright Creek Ford(616mi/991.4km)-Smokey River(634.3mi/1020.8km)Daily Distance: 18.3mi/29.5kmCampsite Elevation: 4760ft/1451mElevation profile created by Zdenek on his 2014 GDT hike Thank you for allowing me to share these...
Day 38: Colonel Moose In The Alpine Meadow With The Pick-Up Stix
August 11th 1km S of Miette/Centre Pass Junction(596.9mi/960.6)-1mi N of Upright Creek Ford(616mi/991.4km) Daily Distance: 19.1mi/30.7km Campsite Elevation: 4760ft Elevation profile created by Zdenek on his 2014 GDT hike Thank you for allowing me to share...
Day 37: Back In The Swing Of Things
August 10thMiette River Trailhead/Jasper (577.7mi/929.7km)-1km before Miette/Centre Pass Junction(596.9mi/960.6)Daily Distance: 19.2mi/30.9kmCampsite Elevation: 6035ft/1839mElevation profile created by Zdenek on his 2014 GDT hike Thank you for allowing...
Day 36: Jasper Zero
This is my last zero of this summer. It's hard to believe I've been hiking nearly everyday (with a few breaks) since the end of March! My body is holding up very well, but mentally, I'm ready to REST! The endurance of blogging each day is many times more draining than...
Days 35: Jasper Or Bust
August 8th Signal Camp(552.4mi/889km)-Miette River Trailhead/Jasper (577.7mi/929.7km) Daily Distance: 25.3mi/40.7km No elevation chart for today, but it was basically downhill to Jasper and then a gradual uphill on a 15mi roadwalk. The first half of the day today was...
Day 34: Gliding On The Skyline
August 7th Evelyn Creek Campground(533.3mi/858.3km)-Signal Camp(552.4mi/889km) Daily Distance: 19.1mi/30.8km Campsite Elevation: 6562mi/2000m Elevation profile created by Zdenek on his 2014 GDT hike Thank you for allowing me to share these Zdenek! ...
Day 33: A Rainy Day To LOUNGE
August 6th Mary Schaffer Campground(518.5mi/834.4km)-Evelyn Creek Campground(533.3mi/858.3km) Daily Distance: 14.8mi/23.8km Campsite Elevation: 1760m/5774ft I didn't sleep well last night and that makes three nights in a row. I had fallen asleep early for an hour when...
Day 32: The AT on the GDT
August 5th Waterfall CampsiteWaterfall Campsite(497.7mi/801km)-Mary Schaffer Campground(518.5mi/834.4km) Daily Distance: 20.8mi/33.5km Campsite Elevation: 5906ft/1800m No elevation chart was available for today...it was fairly flat. Today was the one year...
Day 31: Walking With Others
August 4th Boulder Creek Campsite(511.1mi/822.5km)-Waterfall Campsite Daily Distance: 22.1mi/35.5km Campsite Elevation: 6233ft/1900m Elevation profile created by Zdenek on his 2014 GDT hike Thank you for allowing me to share these Zdenek! It rained on...
Day 30: Lost & Sometimes Found
August 3rd Pinto Lake Campground(453.2mi/729.4km)-Boulder Creek Campsite(475.6mi/765.4km) Daily Distance: 22.4mi/36km Campsite Elevation: 6594ft/2010m Elevation profile created by Zdenek on his 2014 GDT hike Thank you for allowing me to share these...