You’ve done the hard work: assembling the tent, staking out the doors, blowing up the mattress and unfurling your sleeping bag. Congratulations. You’ve made a cozy cocoon to settle into for the night. It’s a wonderful night and you full asleep under a star-speckled sky. The next thing you know, you’re awake, the cold ground …
Taking inspiration from the gear surveys posted by Mac at Halfway Anywhere, let’s collect some data about a Canadian long-distance thru-hike: the Great Divide Trail (GDT). At 1,130 km, the GDT is one of Canada’s main thru-hiking routes. The route is unsigned at times, there’s no trail other times, or the trail used to be …
The final countdown has begun. I can’t believe how quickly the last few months have gone. We’ve been slowly gathering gear, repairing things that needed some extra love, replacing or warrantying others. Today, I finally just took everything out of the closet and just put it out on the floor–not the easiest task in a …