Man arrives in Winnipeg 10,000-kilometres into Trans-Canada hike
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This article was published 02/11/2011 (5330 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Dana Meise has fended off black bears and had his lunch stolen by a pesky skunk as he’s trekked Canada’s trails the past four years.
Today, the 37-year-old B.C. forestry worker arrived at The Forks in Winnipeg where he was greeted by Premier Greg Selinger.
Meise started his journey in Newfoundland in 2008, walking about six months per year, often through bush.
He’s been following the Trans Canada Trail, which is still incomplete.
Carrying a 70-pound backpack, and with no support vehicle, he usually walks 30 to 40 kilometres a day, although that distance can be much shorter if he’s in dense bush or on rough terrain.
Because of the circuitous route he is taking, he’s already logged 10,451 kilometres. He will reach 22,000 before he’s done.
Meise, who is writing a book based on his travels, is now finished his hike for 2011. He’ll resume his westward trek in Winnipeg in April.