[pct-l] back from the summer

[dae151 at psu.edu (DANIEL ALAN ERDMAN)]

Damn Chris, you got off the A.T. just before you hit some of the best scenery
the A.T. has to offer.   

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:25:23 +0000, "Chris Willett" wrote:

> 
> Hi All, 
> 
> 
> I am now in Lakewood, WA, after having a summer of fun and a few weeks of
moving from Indiana.  For those of you who are new here or who might have
forgotten, I hiked the PCT in 03.  This summer, I warmed up with a little jaunt
on the AT, from Damascus, VA to Manchester Center, VT, a distance of around
1150 miles.  Sick and tired of the AT's lack of wilderness and scenery, I
hopped off in late June and began the long journey to Calgary (yes, Canada),
via Chicago and Logan, UT.  On July 9, I began hiking north from the
US-Canadian border in Waterton NP, heading for Mount Robson, the highest peak
in the Canadian Rockies.  This route is generally known as the Great Divide
Trail, although this isn't a trail in the PCT or AT sense of the word.  There
is no trail association, there really are no blazes.  I found exactly one sign
that indicated that there was such a thing as the GDT, and that was in Jasper,
where a big sign proclaimed that it was the Northern Terminus of the Great
Divide Trail. Rather comical, real
> ly.  I am told there are some trail blazes along a 90K segment that I had to
walk around due to being thrown out of the world's second largest coal mine
(story some other time).  The GDT should really be thought of as a route.  I
haven't hiked the CDT, but I suspect that there is far less trail development
on the GDT than on the CDT.
> 
> It took me a month to reach Robson, a distance of about 650 miles.  I took 4
days off in that total.  There is a guidebook, but not much else in terms of
resources.  I'll be happy to answer any questions about the GDT.  For those of
you who have looked at the route, be aware that the official permitting process
is far easier than you might suspect.  I should have a web page up about the
trip sometime this fall, with information, journals, and pictures.
> 
> Suge 
> 
> 
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> Christopher Willett
> cwillett@pierce.ctc.edu
> Pierce College
> 9401 Farwest Drive SW.
> Lakewood, WA. 98498-1999
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