Category: GDT
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GDT day 20-21
It did rain some more overnight, but not all night thankfully as my tent seems not to be as waterproof as one would hope. There was quite a lot of water under my sleeping pad and dripping down the wall near my head. Everything felt damp and I emerged from my tent into a cold…
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GDT day 19
I woke up earlyish and decided to get up since I have my longest day yet ahead of me. The trees were damp with dew and somehow when the sunshine starts to hit them, it just smells wonderful, a warm piney scent. The trail went through forest for most of the morning. It was quite…
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GDT day 18
After a freezing night, the morning was bright and sunny although still cold, especially in the shade. I soon warmed up as I walked and passed along the shore of 3 Isle lake. I hadn’t realized the extent of it yesterday. After a pass, it was a gradual downhill past more alpine lakes. Just past…
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GDT day 16-17
I had a rest day on Sunday (day 16) and appropriately slept in to almost 9 am. I spent the day charging up my electronics, catching up on posting the blog and pics using the Wi-Fi, and eating of course. Time went by surprisingly quickly. The nobo hiker who had passed me arrived, David, and…
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GDT day 15
I had woken up in the middle of the night to a bright tent. It’s strangely the first time that I’ve seen the moon on this trip. It somehow comforted me and I slept again until just after 7. The morning view of the mountains was lovely to enjoy from the campsite and after setting…
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GDT day 14
It was a very cold and windy night. Luke showed up after I had gotten into my tent and I couldn’t bring myself to get out of my sleeping bag to see how his day had gone. I even kept my rain pants on in my sleeping bag for a bit, which really helped. It…
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GDT day 13
It was a chilly morning and I kept my rain coat on as I set off. However, the trail quickly started to climb so I warmed up and took off my jacket. After a lot of climbing, the trail came out into the open with along a sort of ridge with some great views. I…
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GDT day 12
I was woken at 3 am by something bumping into my head through the tent wall. I couldn’t hear anything once I took my earplugs out and figured it must have been something small, but boy did it scare me and it took me a while to get back to sleep. When I set off…
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GDT day 11
I camped with Luke and Carlos last night. We even had my first campfire of the hike. It was really nice to have some company at camp. I left ahead of them this morning but we were planning to meet up again to camp. The first part of the day was a lot of uphill,…
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GDT Days 9-10
Breakfast this morning was quiche and cinnamon roll, so delicious. After breakfast, I packed my bag since I have to change accommodations tonight as the BNB was fully booked. I went to the museum and learned more about the history of Coleman before hanging out at a cafe, where I was also able to pick…
On the Trail with Stella 