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GDT 2026 Day 22 and 23 Adolphus to McBride and then Prince George
Although the sky was quite clear when I went to bed, it started raining at some point during the night and it was bucketing down when I woke up. I waited a while trying to decide what to do. Continuing would mean that I would have to go back through the very overgrown trail to…
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GDT 2026 Day 21 Steppe Creek to Adolphus
I took it easy this morning as I didn’t have many kms to do until I remembered that there was a glacially fed river to ford that can be higher later in the day. I got going after the others with a climb, although not terribly steep, that was wet and muddy from the overnight…
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GDT 2026 Day 20 Miette lake to Steppe Creek
The day started off with an easy pass, Miette. It was quite boggy at the pass and the trail often disappeared. It eventually became easier to follow and headed up to Grant pass. Then it was down through some forest and eventually through a burn zone. Then it was along the Moose river, as well…
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GDT 2026 Day 18 and 19 Jasper to Miette Lake
Day 18 was a rest day in Jasper. I didn’t do much apart from eat and rest. Day 19 started off with a hitch to the Miette trailhead since I didn’t want to walk 20km along the highway. It took about 20 minutes to get a ride and it was a French couple on holiday…
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GDT 2026 Day 17 Signal to Jasper
Right below the campsite, the burn zone from two years ago started. There are already flowers and grasses growing in but it’s pretty desolate. There was a cool cloud inversion way off in the distance as the town of Jasper came into view. Once down in the valley, the trail meandered around some small lakes…
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GDT 2026 Day 16 Little Shovel to Signal
There were periods of rain and high winds all night but the rain ended before I got up and the winds helped to dry the tent quite a bit. If I complained about heat and lack of a breeze previously, today it was quite cold and windy. I was wearing my rain coat and gloves…
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GDT 2026 Day 15 Mary Vaux to Little Shovel
It had rained at one point overnight so it was a wet tent to pack up yet again. I also put on all my rain gear since I knew the trail would be super wet. The trail was mostly through forest all day. It opened up at one point for a few kms but it…
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GDT 2026 Day 14 Jonas Cutoff to Mary Vaux
The tent was soaked again this morning from condensation and the tent pads were dirt, so it was pretty gross putting it away. I thankfully didn’t have any company at the privy. The hiking this morning was quite easy along well groomed flattish trails through the forest with some occasional views. Then there was a…
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GDT 2026 Day 13 Cataract Tributary to Jonas Cutoff
Well, I was wrong. I didn’t get to camp alone. Another GDTer and a group of guys showed up around dark. I was in my tent already and the guys camped quite a ways away, or so I saw in the morning. I also only met the GDT hiker properly the next day. She’s the…
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GDT 2026 Day 10 and 11 from SRC to Pinto 2 campsite
Day 10 was a zero day in SRC. I ate a lot, watched a movie and read. I also did laundry thanks to some kind maintenance man who took pity on me and gave me the change that I needed since I couldn’t get any cash out of the ATM at the Crossing to exchange…
