Backpacker’s Best Burrito Bowl Recipe

by Melanie Sampson Life on the trail is full of the unexpected; weather and trail conditions can quickly change, there may be wildlife encounters, injuries, slips and falls, turn-arounds, fatigue, dehydration…the list goes on! If there’s one thing that a hiker can count on at the end of the day…

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GDT Horseback Adventure

by Brent Wray;  photos by Brent Wray;  videos by Peter van der Gugten I’ll never forget the text message that changed my life. It was from Curtis, a Willmore Wilderness guide and outfitter I’d ridden a 10-day pack trip with in July 2021. “Hey Brent, that guy I was telling you about…

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Reflections on Sections F and G

By Dave Higgins I know what you’re thinking – what would possess a guy in his late 60s to even think of attempting the toughest, wildest, most remote part of the Great Divide Trail?  Especially after watching videos of thru-hikers struggling through the ordeal of impassable deadfalls and blowdowns, endless…

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