Prince George man hiking solo across Canada
From The Western Star …
Many people have journeyed across Canada for a wide variety of reasons. Dana Meise’s main cause is “because it’s there.”
The Prince George, B.C., resident, who will turn 34 next month, has had a lifelong dream of hiking from one end of this vast country to the other. An experienced hiker of many Pacific coast excursions and a forestry subcontractor who spends his winters snowshoeing through remote areas of the Rocky Mountains, Meise has spent the last couple of years preparing for his long-awaited jaunt through the Trans Canada Trail network.
Just over a month ago, Meise began his trek and has been taking his time traversing the island via the old railway bed. In fact, he waited days for foggy conditions to lift before starting — not wanting to set off without first seeing the sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Spear, North America’s most easterly point.
“I’ve always wanted to do this walk ever since I was a kid,” Meise told The Western Star after reaching Corner Brook. “I thought what Terry Fox did was amazing and I have met Rick Hansen. Those guys had far more challenges than I do and just went ahead and did it. So, I set it up to do it.”
