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Mount Robson to Kakwa Lake
Words by Elaine, photos and captions by Dan. This is it, the big one, the one we’ve all been waiting for! Sure, Fred and George Weasley may have forever engrained these words into many a millennial’s mind, but they sure… Continue reading
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Into The Arctic Basin and Caribou Country – Saskatchewan Crossing to Jasper
We continue on with our 2019 Great Divide Trail journey from the U.S./Canadian border to Kakwa Lake. Saskatchewan Crossing to Jasper is the 6th segment of the journey, or Section E. Here we begin to enter the far north including… Continue reading
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Field to Saskatchewan Crossing: Walking Along Glaciers, Heinous Bushwhacks and Historic Crossings
The following is an account of Dan and Elaine’s 2019 Great Divide Trail journey from the U.S./Canadian border to Kakwa Lake. Field to Saskatchewan Crossing is the fifth segment of the journey, or Section D. Affectionately known as the “black… Continue reading
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The end of summer’s peak, the beginning of autumn’s nudge.
Something happens this time of year. Perhaps it’s the subtle shift in the sun’s position in the sky, or the occasional morning in the high 40’s and not the low 50’s. Whatever it is, early-August marks the beginning of the… Continue reading
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