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Welcome spring, from the GDTA!

It has been a slow and soggy start to spring, but the hiking season will soon be upon us. We’re excited about this summer season as we are offering more opportunities to connect with the wilderness of the Canadian Rocky Mountains and contribute to the building and maintenance of the Great Divide Trail than ever before! This edition of the Pathfinder includes:

• 2018 Trail Building & Maintenance Trips – Additional Call for Volunteers
• GDT Route Updates for 2018
• Brian Keating: A Walk in the Mountains
• Volunteer Spotlight
• Donor Recognition
• Spring Trail Conditions
• Backcountry Kitchen
• Upcoming Events
• GDTA Board of Directors Opportunity

You can view the latest edition of Pathfinder here.

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 Trail Building & Maintenance Trips – Call for Volunteers
• Brian Keating: Conservationist, World Traveller and Nice Guy
• Trail Tales
• Donor Recognition
• Trail Permit Reservations
• Upcoming Events
• President’s Message

You can view the latest edition of Pathfinder here.

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 the Pathfinder Newsletter will provide a summary of our efforts including:

• Trail maintenance and building trips
• Trail Tales
• Wildfire on the GDT
• Backcountry kitchen
• Annual General Meeting
• New GDT Logo
• And some well-deserved recognition!

You can view the latest edition of Pathfinder here.

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 again) as the weather warms, snow melts and wildflowers bloom. Check out the latest edition of the Pathfinder Newsletter to learn more about adventuring on the Great Divide Trail and the work of the GDTA, including:

• Trail Tales
• 2017 Trail Maintenance Trips
• Skill Building
• Sponsor Spotlight
• Trail & Road ConditionsUpcoming Events

You can view the latest edition of Pathfinder here.

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 edition of the Pathfinder includes:

• 2017 Trail Maintenance Update
• Volunteer Spotlight
• Trail Tales
• Outreach Recap
• Trail & Road Conditions
• Upcoming Events

You can view the latest edition of Pathfinder here.

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 AGM date
• Announcement of a generous show of support by Teck
• A featured article in Backpacker Magazine
• A blog about our Julia Lynx in Concert fundraiser
• Backcountry kitchen tips
• Announcements and upcoming events

You can view the latest edition of Pathfinder here.

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 recognition!

You can view the latest edition of Pathfinder here.

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.