The Nations Lakes and River system is nestled northwest of Prince George B.C. in the eastern foothills of the Northern Coastal Range. Bill and I have heard about for years, and found it’s remoteness alluring. This summer, with Viv’s ankle injury, the big hike we spent half a year routing and planning was sadly out…
We Hiked 300km of Very Tough Trail, then Another 200km of Something Even Harder – GDT + GDR 2025
Three summers ago Bill and Viv hiked from the American Border to Jasper (sections A – E of the Great Divide Trail). Details here: https://bill.batemanzhou.com/gdt2022.html This summer, Bill and Viv did the hardest hiking trip they’ve ever done – 300km of the hardest sections of the Great Divide Trail (sections F and G). Immediately after,…
Great Divide Route 2025
We hiked the Great Divide Route in July/Aug 2025 continuously after sections F and G of the Great Divide Trail. The GDR is a untracked route of about 200km that extends north along the Canadian Rockies after the northern terminus of the GDT. There is nearly no trail, and only a small number of people…

