Pathfinder Newsletter

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Pathfinder Winter 2024

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Pathfinder Newsletter – Winter 2018

While the trail is hibernating beneath the snow, we here at the GDTA are busy preparing for another exciting year of building and maintaining the most spectacular wilderness trail on the planet. Keep reading to learn more about our upcoming trail trips and fundraising events. Included in this issue: 2018…

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Pathfinder Newsletter – Autumn 2017

Summer of 2017 one of the most successful and productive summer’s the GDTA has ever had! Despite the intensely dry and burning conditions in British Columbia and into Alberta, the GDT was busy as ever with more recorded thru-hikers on the trail this year than ever before. This Autumn edition of…

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Pathfinder Newsletter – Summer 2017

Canada is celebrating its 150th year and the GDTA is celebrating another trail building season in the Canadian Rocky Mountains! The arrival of summer also brings the beginning of the 2017 hiking season on the Great Divide Trail. Determined thru-hikers are already beginning their adventures South to North (and back…

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Pathfinder Newsletter – Spring 2017

Happy Spring from the Great Divide Trail Association. We’re very excited about this upcoming summer and trail building and maintenance season. There is plenty of opportunity to connect with the wilderness of the Canadian Rocky Mountains and contribute to the protection, promotion and maintenance of the Great Divide Trail. This…

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Pathfinder Newsletter – Winter 2017

The trail may be sleeping all snug under it’s winter coat, but the GDTA is busy as ever and has some exciting news to share in this Winter edition of the Pathfinder Newsletter, including: The release of our Trail Maintenance Trip Schedule and Call for Volunteers Setting of our 2017…

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Pathfinder Newsletter – Autumn 2016

Summer of 2016 was the most productive one yet for the Great Divide Trail Association! This Autumn edition of the Pathfinder Newsletter will provide a summary of our efforts including: Trail maintenance and building trips Trail Tales Oh The Peaks You Will See Annual General Meeting GDTA Photo Contest And well-deserved…

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Pathfinder Newsletter – Summer 2016

Check out the Great Divide Trail Association’s latest edition of Pathfinder including: Signature Trip Update; Sponsor Spotlight; Trail Tales; Oh The Peaks You Will See; Best of the GDT; Trail & Road Conditions; Upcoming Events; Trail Opportunity; and more! You can view the latest edition of Pathfinder here.

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Pathfinder Newsletter – Spring 2016

Check out the Great Divide Trail Association’s latest edition of Pathfinder including: GDT Birthday 2016 Trail Maintenance Trips Maps Update Sponsor Spotlight Trail Tales Oh The Peaks You Will See Trail & Road Conditions Upcoming Events and more! You can view the latest edition of Pathfinder here.  

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Pathfinder Newsletter – Winter 2015-2016

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Check out the Great Divide Trail Association’s latest edition of Pathfinder including: GDTA 2016 Resolutions Volunteer Highlight Trail Tales Oh The Peaks You Will See Backcountry Kitchen Trail & Road Conditions Upcoming Events and much more! You can view the latest edition of Pathfinder here. The Great Divide Trail Association…

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Pathfinder Newsletter – Fall 2015

It was a busy and productive summer for the Great Divide Trail Association! Here’s what we’ve been up to… Trail Maintenance 2015  From July 15 to 19, the Great Divide Trail Association partnered with the Hornaday Wilderness Society, the trail operator for the Aldridge Creek Trail. 18 volunteers worked to…

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