Category: GDT
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GDT Day 4 Tumbling Creek to McArthur Creek
The tent was soaked again from the rain last night and it was so gross packing it up covered in dirt that got all over me and my hands. Yuck! Then during breakfast a fly flew into my mouth and stung my tongue, ouch! It smarted but thankfully didn’t last long and didn’t swell or…
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GDT 2026 Day 1 Sunshine Village to Ball Pass Junction
I set off from Sunshine village all togged up in my rain gear but the rain soon stopped and with the climbing it got too hot, even though it was a chilly day. I stripped it off and continued on up through meadows strewn with wildflowers until I reached Healy Pass. There were a few…
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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…
On the Trail with Stella 