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Great Divide Trail Section E, Valley after first p

Great Divide Trail Section E, Valley after first pass on the Six Passes route.

New post on www.Bootwreckers.com, preparation and plan for my GDT Section D and E hike for the summer of 2021 (see link in bio)

Learned a lot from last year, still discovered some new things about hiking and camping.

First post has to do with all aspects of preparation:
- Gear
- Food
- Training
- Itinerary

The GDT - Where everyday is an adventure.

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Day 3 of my trip on Great Divide Trail Section E.

Day 3 of my trip on Great Divide Trail Section E.

Relatively easy day from Michelle Lakes to Pinto Lake, only over two passes.

I started traveling with two guys I met actually at Yoho a week back, Jason and Bent.

Of course Frosty was on trip, enjoying the early morning at Michelle Lakes.

The first Lake is Upper Michelle Lake.

The photo of me at the pass is at the unofficial names Michelle Pass. Then it was up to Pinto Pass.

I took a one last picture back to Michelle Pass. Last picture is at Pinto Lake.

Great day, only got a little lost.

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Jupiter and 4 little moons First try at astrophot

Jupiter and 4 little moons

First try at astrophotography using my camera attached to a telescope, 8" Celeron

Pretty happy with results. Need to research settings for camera to get some colour on Jupiter, but for a first try pretty happy.

Taken from field near Two Jack Lake in Banff NP. Jupiter was over Mt Rundle.

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Another photo of the waterfall at Michelle Lakes,

Another photo of the waterfall at Michelle Lakes, Day 2 GDT Section E.

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#waterfall
#waterfalls

Campsite at Lower Michelle Lakes, Day 2 GDT Sectio

Campsite at Lower Michelle Lakes, Day 2 GDT Section E.

Scored the best campsite on the trip at Lower Michelle Lakes. Had more own personal waterfall. Frosty as always had the best spot.

Spent the day relaxing, reading and watching the helicopter activity.

Started the next day hiking with Jason and Bent who camped by Upper Michelle Lakes and did not know about the waterfall.

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Morning at Ball Pass Junction, west end of Haiduk

Morning at Ball Pass Junction, west end of Haiduk Peak. Day 3 of our hike around the Egypt Lake area. Thrilled with the colours of the morning sky.

We had some rain overnight, but not much. The clouds lifted off later in the morning.

Another great day on the trail with @sio.mellors

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Evening at Shadow Lake, Banff NP. Super fun 4 day

Evening at Shadow Lake, Banff NP.

Super fun 4 day hike with @sio.mellors thought the trails around Egypt Lake area.

Shadow Lake was our first evening and was a lovely place to watch the sunset.

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Day 1 Great Divide Trail Section E 2021, Saskatche

Day 1 Great Divide Trail Section E 2021, Saskatchewan River Crossing to Upper Owens Creek.

First day of my 11 day hike from Sask River Crossing to Jasper. I was solo for the first 5 days before being joined my my daughter at Four Points CG.

This was only day I actuall slept on my own.

I left Sask River Crossing at 12:30pm followed an old road that intersected th GDT just past the park gates.

Hiked until about 6:30pm as I wanted to camp near tree line for a clear view of th nights sky. The sky was clear and the Perseids Meteor shower was on and did not disappoint

Photo 1) my tent and the Milky Way

Photo 2) Me getting ready to head out

Photo 3) view looking West along th north Saskatchewan River

Photo 4) water dropping into the canyon on Owens Creek

Photo 5) the slide that gave people grief earlier in the summer was passable at creek level

Photo 6) the confluence was a mess a hard going

Photo 7) nice waterfall after th confluence

Photo 8) little Canyon near upper reaches of th creek

Photo 9) dinner cooking in th kitchen

Photo 10) Frosty Paws, me and my tent

Was a great day out on th trail.

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Pack is full, had to take some items out, cut down

Pack is full, had to take some items out, cut down to 47lbs including 8lbs of camera gear.

Heading out on the Great Divide Trail, Section D and E. First stop Yoho Lake CG.

My daughter Emily with be coming for Day 1 and part of Day 2, she has to head back to town and work. I will then be solo until Emily rejoins me at Four Points CG.

Excited and nervous, should be a fun adventure.

New post on Bootwreckers. Hike up Mt Nomad (almost

New post on Bootwreckers. Hike up Mt Nomad (almost) in Kanananaskis Country back in 2018, with Emily and Volcano.

This was a super fun hike and a bit of an adventure as the hike utilizes seldom used trails.

We never made it to Mt Nomad but did make it to a ridge that offered supreme views of Upper Kanananaskis Lake.

Volcano was a star as always.

See link in bio for full trip report.

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GDT 2020 Section C Day 8. Floe Lake CG to Tumbling

GDT 2020 Section C Day 8. Floe Lake CG to Tumbling Creek CG.

One of my favourite days on the trail blue skies and hot temperatures.

After the big day on Day 7 we slept in and left late. Always great to wake up at Floe Lake. The hike to Tumbling Creek CG is broken up nicely by having lunch at Numa Creek CG.

For full summary see link in bio.

First photo is Emily going over Numa Pass with th peaks of the Rockies extending to the horizon.

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Super fun hike up one of th steepest and longest d

Super fun hike up one of th steepest and longest day hikes, Centennial Ridge to Mt Allan out in Kanananaskis with @kbsymington

Smoke lifted today so that we felt good going outside and going hard.

Not many other people on the trail and the high winds also kept the bugs to a minimum.

I have never hiked in such high winds as we had today. Frequently there was no point in talking as you could barely hear yourself.

Found a sheltered spot at the top to have lunch.

Frosty gave th hike two paws up.

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Was suppose to hiking across the alpine of Banff N

Was suppose to hiking across the alpine of Banff National Park with @kbsymington , but the smoke from the forest fires squashed our plans.

So I put my pack on went for hike on the treadmill, the view was not as inspiring but at least the air wasn't trying to kill me.

Looking forward to better days.

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Aylmer Lookout, new post on Bootwreckers. For full

Aylmer Lookout, new post on Bootwreckers. For full hike summary see link in bio.

Adding some of my favourite hikes slowly now that I am all caught up with my backpacking trips.

Did Aylmer Lookout in Banff NP with @sio.mellors June 13th.

Super fun hike, good day hike at just under 7hrs including lunch.

Like to have a little treat on hikes, since @sio.mellors had been treated to summit beers by a friend I upped that by cooking burgers for lunch at the lookout.

Great day out in the Rockies.

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#sunstar #sun #lake #sunrise #alpine #scenery #bugers

Important Recall - Bear Spray We had two of the a

Important Recall - Bear Spray

We had two of the affected products at home

https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2021/75891r-eng.php

See link in bio

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Flashback to 2018, one of my all time favorite hik

Flashback to 2018, one of my all time favorite hikes and probably the biggest hike Volcano has done.

Mt Allan Traverse North to South, 20km, 1450m of elevation.

Volcano was 11 years old and crushed the hike. Was a fun adventure for her as there were multiple small scramble sections.

Picture 5 is a little still photo video of Volcano scrambling.

For full recap see link to my blog in bio.

With Emily Mellors

Custom hat decorations by @sena.odyakmaz

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Day 7 GDT Hike 2020 Section C is now posted (see l

Day 7 GDT Hike 2020 Section C is now posted (see link in bio)

Big day for us, Egypt Lake CG to Floe Lake CG with a resupply at the parking lot for the trailhead for Floe Lake.

I rarely read much about it but Balls Pass was simply spectacular and was one of the premier locations on the trip (picture 1, Emily at Balls Pass)

It was a long day with lots of elevation but Mother Nature mixed the sunset at Floe Lake with a rain shower that produced a sky full of orange, blue and purple (picture 2)

Simply put another great day on the trail.

Day 8 is coming soon, back to the trail.

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GDT Day 6 - WOLVES!! Summary for Day 6 of our 202

GDT Day 6 - WOLVES!!

Summary for Day 6 of our 2020 GDT Section C, Howard Douglas CG to Egypt Lake CG.

Day was bright and sunny from the start. We had a slow start as we kept talking to different hikers along the trail.

My feet started to overheat as we went up Healy Pass and I finished th hike in my sandals.

After arriving at Egypt Lake CG Emily went off to visit Egypt Lake while I moped around in discomfort. After relaxing for a while and soaking my feet in the creek I decided I would walk (in my sandals) to visit Emily at the lake. On the way to the lake I ran into a pack of Wolves. While the photos did come out great it was an amazing experience to see these majestic animals in the wild.

Link to summary in bio.

Day 6 is coming soon, back to the trail.

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Day 5 Great Divide Trail 2020 Section now posted,

Day 5 Great Divide Trail 2020 Section now posted, see link in bio.

Fun day started off a little cloudy at Mt Assiniboine Provincial Park, but culminated in a hot climb up Citadel Pass ending with beer and whiskey at Howard Douglas CG.

Picture - Emily finishing off th climb up Citadel Pass with Citadel Peak dominating the view.

Day 6 is coming soon, back to the trail.

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Egypt Lake area as seen from Healy Pass. New post

Egypt Lake area as seen from Healy Pass.

New post, Simpson-Healy Pass 2016 backpacking trip. An impromptu September backpacking trip exploring the Simpson Pass and Healy Pass areas of Banff NP.

Proof that even in less than idea conditions a trip can be thoroughly enjoyable.

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