During the Summer of 2023, we visited the Northern end of the Canadian Rockies. We explored the mountains via a few hikes, including an incredible hike to Kristi Glacier. Mostly we centered around the McBride area, but we also spent time in Valemount. This is an incredible place but hardly anyone visits this area as it is considered remote, despite it’s fairly close proximity to Jasper National Park. While in the area we came across the Great Divide Trail, that got us thinking about bigger objectives like the GDT. We also had a close encounter with a Grizzly Bear – I looked at him, he looked at me. Fortunately he ran away as quickly as I could get the bear spray.