canada – PMags.com https://pmags.com Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:06:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-fav-ico-160x160.jpg canada – PMags.com https://pmags.com 32 32 81463906 A Quick and Dirty Guide to the GDT https://pmags.com/a-quick-and-dirty-guide-to-the-gdt https://pmags.com/a-quick-and-dirty-guide-to-the-gdt#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2018 00:08:39 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=21664 A Quick and Dirty Guide to the GDT

A quick and dirty overview of Canada's Great Divide Trail. Read More ...

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A summary of my experience thru-hiking Canada's Great Divide Trail. Read More ...

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Part five of my Great Divide Trail thru-hike. Read More ...

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Another tough stretch of trail. But the trail continues to bring satisfaction on.many levels. Read More ...

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Part 3 of my Great Divide Trail hike. From The Crossing to Banff. Read More ...

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The first part of my Great Divide Trail thru-hike from Robson to Jasper. Read More ...

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An initial look at my overall plans for thru-hiking Canada's Great Divide Trail. Read More ...

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From July 20th until the end of August, I'll be trekking along the Great Divide in Canada. Read More ...

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Originally, I had planned to hike Canada’s Great Divide Trail this past summer.

For various reasons (personal, possible family issues, a dear friend being in town for his daughter’s medical reasons, starting a new relationship, not wanting to be gone in the summer. Not one in particular, but they all added up), I decided to go on a modified version doing a more traditional vacation.

Joining me for the trip were my good friends Mark and Dave. Mark knows Canadian Rockies quite well and is a mountaineering instructor the Colorado Mountain Club.

You’ve probably seen Dave on previous photos of mine.

Both needed/wanted a vacation and I was happy to share the journey with them.

Rather than give a through description of the trip, I’ll just give the highlights.

First a day hike in Glacier National Park. Sorry, I don’t have my map with me…I forget the trails/pass.

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