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Canada’s Great Divide Trail

The Great Divide Trail (GDT), is a wilderness hiking trail in the Canadian Rockies. The trail closely follows the Great Divide between Alberta and British Columbia, crossing the divide no fewer than 30 times.

It begins in Waterton Lakes National Park at the Canada-US border (where it connects with the Continental Divide Trail) and ends in Kakwa Provincial Park north of Jasper National Park. The Great Divide Trail is 1,200 km long …

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Fewer than 20 people a year thru hike the GDT. If you might be interested, try to get a copy of the only guidebook.

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Work your way through the official website – GreatDivideTrail.com. Especially the FAQs.

Check Erin ‘Wired’ Saver’s 2015 trip report.

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Floe Lake
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Bikepacking Annapurna

I once cycled DOWN from high up on the Annapurna Circuit. Cycling up there (from Kathmandu) sounds tough.

Drawn by the majesty of the Nepali Himalaya and its welcoming teahouses, Colt Felters sets out to pedal around the region’s infamous Annapurna Circuit. Once he’s found his bike…

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(via Hiking in Finland)

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British Columbia wilderness

3 weeks adventure with the French photographer Brice Portolano backpacking in the wilderness of British Columbia. After a week on Vancouver Island, Brice hiked in the South Chilcotin mountains with the aim of reaching the highest summits.

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

(via Adventure.com)

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cycle hiking Chilco, Idaho

A classic training session for Dave and Jeni is to cycle up to the Chilco trailhead out of Coeur d’Alene. The big push is a relentless 4.2 miles up to the saddle. Some were left gasping.

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Next a steep hike up to great views on the summit ridge.

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This was Dave’s first real test of his knee since surgery. It survived. 🙂

It’s often windy up here. Today the weather was perfect.

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Jeni’s traditional summit handstand

The ride down on gravel I found sketchy. Dave and Jeni are Adventure Racers and found that challenge fairly trivial.

We were 4 hours up and down from Dave’s home. Hot tub and red wine was my reward.

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best day hikes in Alberta?

I’ll be in the Canadian Rockies end of August. 🙂 I’m still deciding on what hikes to do on that trip.

… the mountains here have all of the spectacle and grandeur of their southern American cousins, and in most places they only have a fraction of the foot traffic. …

Modern Hiker – 6 STUNNING DAY HIKES IN ALBERTA

Yamnuska (Mount John Laurie)
Yamnuska (Mount John Laurie)