The Waterton Weiner Lovers made it to the border! | Waterton Lakes National Park, AB 6/30/26 Day 1 0km

Shannon rides the Carthew ridge line with Mt. Custer and Lake Nooney across the border in the background. | Waterton Lakes National Park, AB 7/1/26 Day 2 17.5km

Shannon and Dale on the Carthew ridge line, our first panoramic view of the GDT. | Waterton Lakes National Park, AB 7/1/26 Day 2 17.5km

Squarepants descends from Carthew Summit. | Waterton Lakes National Park, AB 7/1/26 Day 2 17.7km

Squarepants on a ridge above the Castle River Valley. | Elk Lakes Provincial Park, BC 7/3/26 Day 4 58.1km

Shannon and Squarepants beneath Font Mountain. | Elk Lakes Provincial Park, AB 7/3/26 Day 4 61.3km

Shannon bundled up for warmth, with the added benefit of keeping the mosquitos at bay. | Elk Lakes Provincial Park, AB 7/3/26 Day 4 66.7km

There's nothing better than caffeine and a sit after such a steep climb up La Coulette Peak. | Elk Lakes Provincial Park, AB 7/4/26 Day 5 73.1km

The illustrious and beautiful Shannon after a swim in Grizzly Lake. | Elk Lakes Provincial Park, AB 7/4/26 Day 5 79.8km

Shannon and Squarepants pose just before arriving at camp for the night. | Elk Lakes Provincial Park, AB 7/5/26 Day 6 102.7km

Squarepants explains some flower anatomy with the Flathead Range in the background. | Elk Lakes Provincial Park, AB 7/6/26 Day 7 122.7km

Mt. Ward at sunrise. | Elk Lakes Provincial Park, AB 7/9/26 Day 10 172.3km

Shannon poses as the trail meanders in and out of thick forest. | Elk Lakes Provinicial Park, AB 7/9/26 Day 10 193.3km

I'm not sure what I said in the moments before this photo was taken, but I will not say it again. | Elk Lakes Provincial Park, AB 7/10/26 Day 11 220.9km

Squarepants and Shannon rejoice at the sight of the utility road and its easy miles, while Dale took a different approach to express his happiness. | Elk Lakes Provincial Park, AB 7/13/26 Day 14 297.7km

Shannon wraps up a break at the Tobermory Creek Cabin. | Elk Lakes Provincial Park, AB 7/14/26 Day 15 322.0km

Squarepants takes a dip in Lower Elk Lake. | Elk Lakes Provincial Park, AB 7/14/26 Day 15 328.7km

What's a four letter word for gay honeymoon? | Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, AB 7/14/26 Day 15 339.0km

Mt. Birdwood as seen from Burstall Pass. | Banff National Park, AB 7/14/26 Day 15 374.7km

Dale crests over Burstall Pass. | Banff National Park, AB 7/14/26 Day 15 374.7km

Dale begins an exposed scramble up Mt. Morrison. | Banff National Park, AB 7/16/26 Day 17 391.6km

Dale and Squarepants, nearly to the first bench on our ascent of Mt. Turner. | Banff National Park, AB 7/16/26 Day 17 392.0km

Dale and Squarepants scramble the ridge to the summit of Mt. Turner. | Banff National Park, AB 7/16/26 Day 17 394.8km

Squarepants and Dale try once again to find the source of the leak in one of their sleeping pads. | Mt. Assiniboine Provincial Park, BC 7/17/26 Day 18 416.6km

Shannon prepares for a second dunk in the Vermilion River. | Kootenay National Park, AB 7/21/26 Day 22 470.6km

Dale begins the climb to Tumbling Pass. | Kootenay National Park, AB 7/21/26 Day 22 490.0km

The crew cooks dinner on a table with quite a slant, which somewhat took away from the luxury of such an amenity. | Yoho National Park, AB 7/22/26 Day 23 523.1km

If you make Shannon laugh while drinking, this will happen every time. | Yoho National Park, BC 7/24/26 Day 25 554.7km

Shannon poses beneath Wapta Mountain. | Yoho National Park, BC 7/24/26 Day 25 554.7km

Squarepants and Shannon take a break on the way up to Kiwetinok Pass. | Yoho National Park, BC 7/25/26 Day 26 570.6km

Shannon climbs out of the Kiwetinok Lake basin. | Yoho National Park, BC 7/25/26 Day 26 571.6km

Dale and Squarepants enjoy lunch while drying out gear during a brief break in the precipitation. | Yoho National Park, BC 7/26/26 Day 27 583.0km

Shannon brushes her teeth at sunset while swarmed by mosquitos. | Amiskwi Ridge, BC 7/26/26 Day 27 589.0km

Shannon takes in the view at the end of Amiskwi Ridge. | Amiskwi Ridge, BC 7/27/26 Day 28 593.3km

The Blaeberry River. | Blaeberry River Valley, BC 7/27/26 Day 28 610.7km

Shannon crosses the Blaeberry River on the new cable car. | Blaeberry River Valley, BC 7/27/26 Day 28 610.8km

Squarepants and Shannon descend from the GDT high point with Burwash Mountain in the background. | Clearwater, AB 7/31/26 Day 32 673.0km

Dale and Squarepants take a break on Maligne Pass before starting the Six Passes Alternate. | Jasper National Park, AB 8/3/26 Day 35 755.4km

The Waterton Weiner Lovers turn Maligne Pass into Abbey Road. | Jasper National Park, AB 8/3/26 Day 35 755.6km

Climbing the first of the Six Passes Alternate. | Jasper National Park, AB 8/3/26 Day 35 757.3km

Shannon stops to admire the excellent scenery. | Jasper National Park, AB 8/3/26 Day 35 759.5km

Squarepants and Dale pass by some elk antlers on the Six Passes Alternate. | Jasper National Park, AB 8/4/26 Day 36 763.5km

Dale reaches pass number three. | Jasper National Park, AB 8/4/26 Day 36 767.8km

Shannon and Dale cross glacial runoff beneath Mt. Clevis. | Jasper National Park, AB 8/4/26 Day 36 770.5km

Dale reaches the final pass, which was actually a peak, on the Six Passes Alternate. | Jasper National Park, AB 8/4/26 Day 36 778.1km

A little celebrating was in order after getting to the top of The Notch, but it didn't last long before getting back to it to escape the wind. | Jasper National Park, AB 8/5/26 Day 37 808.6km

Shannon on the famous Skyline Trail. | Jasper National Park, AB 8/5/26 Day 37 810.6km

Squarepants expertly inspects the wildflowers. | Jasper National Park, AB 8/5/26 Day 37 820.1km

Squarepants and Dale enjoy some quite large beers with a member of the Jasper trail crew. | Jasper, AB 8/6/26 Day 38 844.4km

Unnoticed nudity had become frequent by this point in the hike. | Jasper National Park, AB 8/8/26 Day 40 891.2km

Dale has dinner while more unnoticed nudity occurs. | Mt. Robson Provincial Park, AB 8/9/26 Day 41 914.8km

Shannon, on the way to Moose Pass as another storm blows in. | Mt. Robson Provincial Park, AB 8/10/26 Day 42 935.5km

Squarepants and Dale left the GDT via the historic terminus to Mt. Robson as real life duties called, making this the final photo of the Waterton Weiner Lovers. Here's to you, Chip and Clark! | Mt. Robson Provincial Park, AB 8/11/26 Day 43 946.1km

Shannon absorbs as much sun as she can on a cold and rainy day. | Mt. Robson Provincial Park, AB 8/11/26 Day 43 970.8km

Shannon drops down to treeline with Mt. Lucifer in the background. | Wilmore Wilderness Provincial Park, BC 8/12/26 Day 44 996.0km

Shannon make an end of day push over Big Shale Hill. | Wilmore Wilderness Provincial Park, BC 8/13/26 Day 45 1,033.7km

Shannon atop Big Shale Hill. | Wilmore Wilderness Provincial Park, BC 8/13/26 Day 45 1,033.9km

We did it! | Kakwa Provincial Park, AB 8/15/26 Day 47 1,103.5km

Shannon below Wishaw Mountain on the 30km hike out to the pickup point for our three and a half hour ride in a 4×4 to the nearest road. | Kakwa Provincial Park, AB 8/15/26 Day 47 1,110.7km

Lunch, and the last of my food while waiting for a ride out. | Kakwa Provincial Park, AB 8/16/26 Day 48 1,120.8km