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Learning that Canoeing Upstream is Much Slower than Canoeing Downstream – Yoyoing the Nations Lakes Route

Posted on August 29, 2026August 29, 2026 by Vivian Zhou

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…

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We Hiked 300km of Very Tough Trail, then Another 200km of Something Even Harder – GDT + GDR 2025

Posted on August 20, 2025November 14, 2025 by Vivian Zhou

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,…

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Great Divide Route 2025

Posted on August 16, 2025August 20, 2025 by Vivian Zhou

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…

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