by Eloise Robbins “It is the worst hiking I’ve ever done in my life,” the southbounder complained, a soft accent masking the fatigue in his voice. “It took me all day just to get between camps. Terrible. Alders up to here.” His hand hovered over his head. This awful section…
by Oliver Cautereels Dear readers of the Pathfinder Newsletter, My name is Oliver Cautereels. After working at Pfizer Manufacturing Puurs (Belgium) for a little over one year as a project engineer on the validations and optimizations of the first production line of the Covid-19 “Comirnaty” vaccine, I accumulated so much…
by Dave Higgins When it comes to stream crossings on the Great Divide Trail, that is indeed the question. Let’s see if we can come up with an intelligent answer! But first, some background and history: The many creeks and rivers traversed by the nearly 1200 km route are barriers…
By Jenny L. Feick, PhD (All pictures except where noted were taken by the author.) At this time of year the majority of the Great Divide Trail (GDT) lies blanketed by snow. Although we may feel sad not to be out on the trail right now, the snows of winter…
By Jenny L. Feick, PhD Writing the article on the Snows of the Great Divide got me thinking about encounters we had with snow while doing the field work for Project: Great Divide Trails back in 1974. Here are a couple of Great Divide snow-related excerpts from the book Tales…
Enjoy the GDT safely in 2022 While pandemic recovery continues and the world continues to reopen, the Great Divide Trail Association continues to consider what is best for the health and safety of the trail community that we serve. Staying active in the outdoors is an excellent way to keep…
By Jenny Feick, PhD, Editor of Tales from the Great Divide Tales from the Great Divide, Vignettes on the Origins and Early History of Canada’s Great Divide Trail and Great Divide Trail Association is a self-published compendium of stories from individuals involved firsthand in the start and development of the GDT…
By Andrew Cotterell First Day “Today was the hardest and most rewarding day. First part was like the Rockwall, Iceline and Molar Pass. Then lots of willow bushwhacking. Body feels good, muscles are tired. bugs are intense. Love you dearly!! Xxx” – InReach message to my wife, Megan on day…
Author: Kyle Philibert-Palmer Background: Kyle & Natasha Philibert-Palmer thru-hiked the GDT in 2021 with their 8 month old son “Toothless”. They write about their adventures, including this hike, on their website http://backpacksandbikeracks.com When we were planning a family, we had one thing in mind: We planned on sharing the outdoors…
By Barb Lauer Another summer, another section of the GDT completed. Woohoo! This summer it was Section D, Saskatchewan Crossing to Field (SOBO). Lynnie and I have now completed more than half of the GDT and feeling better and better that we will eventually complete it all! Section D SOBO…
