diff --git a/themes/intotheeast/templates/home.html.twig b/themes/intotheeast/templates/home.html.twig
index 1544a0a..1f73e59 100644
--- a/themes/intotheeast/templates/home.html.twig
+++ b/themes/intotheeast/templates/home.html.twig
@@ -14,11 +14,19 @@
 
 {% set dailies_page = grav.pages.find(trip_route ~ '/dailies') %}
 {% set stories_page = grav.pages.find(trip_route ~ '/stories') %}
+{# published-only — feeds the map, stats and counts (drafts excluded, R5) #}
 {% set journal_entries = dailies_page ? dailies_page.children.published() : [] %}
 {% set story_entries = stories_page ? stories_page.children.published() : [] %}
 
+{# This branch IS the active trip, so the owner gate is just owner identity
+   (KTD8). The super-admin tester authenticates too, so gate on owner_username. #}
+{% set owner_can_edit = grav.user.authenticated
+    and grav.user.username == grav.config.site.owner_username %}
+{# Owner-aware feed list: owner sees drafts; everyone else published only #}
+{% set journal_feed = (owner_can_edit and dailies_page) ? dailies_page.children : journal_entries %}
+
 {% set all_items = [] %}
-{% for e in journal_entries %}
+{% for e in journal_feed %}
     {% set all_items = all_items|merge([{'type': 'journal', 'page': e, 'date': e.header.date}]) %}
 {% endfor %}
 {% for s in story_entries %}
@@ -38,7 +46,8 @@
 
 {% set map_entries = [] %}
 {% for item in all_items %}
-    {% if item.type == 'journal' and item.page.header.lat is not empty and item.page.header.lng is not empty %}
+    {# drafts render as a feed card only — never a map marker (R5) #}
+    {% if item.type == 'journal' and item.page.published and item.page.header.lat is not empty and item.page.header.lng is not empty %}
         {% set map_entries = map_entries|merge([{
             'lat': item.page.header.lat|number_format(6, '.', ''),
             'lng': item.page.header.lng|number_format(6, '.', ''),
@@ -87,7 +96,8 @@
             has_gpx: home_gpx_urls|length > 0,
             gpx_urls: home_gpx_urls,
             gps_points: gps_points,
-            show_sort: false
+            show_sort: false,
+            owner_can_edit: owner_can_edit
         } only %}
     {% endif %}
 </div>
diff --git a/themes/intotheeast/templates/partials/trip-feed-col.html.twig b/themes/intotheeast/templates/partials/trip-feed-col.html.twig
index 8c024ef..5163316 100644
--- a/themes/intotheeast/templates/partials/trip-feed-col.html.twig
+++ b/themes/intotheeast/templates/partials/trip-feed-col.html.twig
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 {% import 'macros/stats.html.twig' as stats_m %}
 {% import 'macros/cycling.html.twig' as cycling_m %}
+{# owner_can_edit gates the Draft badge + Edit/Delete controls on each card
+   (threaded into entry-journal below). Default false so any caller that doesn't
+   pass it renders a read-only feed. #}
+{% set owner_can_edit = owner_can_edit ?? false %}
 <div class="home-feed-col">
     <div class="home-trip-header">
         <h1 class="home-trip-name">{{ trip_page.title }}</h1>
diff --git a/themes/intotheeast/templates/trip.html.twig b/themes/intotheeast/templates/trip.html.twig
index 5d68118..d6e83b3 100644
--- a/themes/intotheeast/templates/trip.html.twig
+++ b/themes/intotheeast/templates/trip.html.twig
@@ -9,11 +9,24 @@
 {% endblock %}
 {% set dailies_page = grav.pages.find(page.route ~ '/dailies') %}
 {% set stories_page = grav.pages.find(page.route ~ '/stories') %}
+{# journal_entries stays published-only — it feeds the map, stats and counts,
+   which must never include drafts (R5). #}
 {% set journal_entries = dailies_page ? dailies_page.children.published() : [] %}
 {% set story_entries = stories_page ? stories_page.children.published() : [] %}
 
+{# Owner gate (KTD8): the site owner (not merely any login — the super-admin
+   tester also authenticates) viewing the ACTIVE trip. Drives draft visibility
+   in the feed and the Edit/Delete controls (threaded to the card partial). #}
+{% set active_trip_slug = (grav.config.site.active_trip|default(''))|split('/')|last %}
+{% set owner_can_edit = grav.user.authenticated
+    and grav.user.username == grav.config.site.owner_username
+    and page.slug == active_trip_slug %}
+{# Feed list is owner-aware: the owner sees drafts (unpublished) too; everyone
+   else (and every non-active-trip view) sees published only (R5, KTD7). #}
+{% set journal_feed = (owner_can_edit and dailies_page) ? dailies_page.children : journal_entries %}
+
 {% set all_items = [] %}
-{% for e in journal_entries %}
+{% for e in journal_feed %}
     {% set all_items = all_items|merge([{'type': 'journal', 'page': e, 'date': e.header.date}]) %}
 {% endfor %}
 {% for s in story_entries %}
@@ -41,7 +54,8 @@
 
 {% set map_entries = [] %}
 {% for item in all_items %}
-    {% if item.page.header.lat is not empty and item.page.header.lng is not empty %}
+    {# drafts render as a feed card only — never a map marker (R5) #}
+    {% if item.page.published and item.page.header.lat is not empty and item.page.header.lng is not empty %}
         {% set map_entries = map_entries|merge([{
             'type': item.type,
             'lat': item.page.header.lat|number_format(6, '.', ''),
@@ -78,7 +92,8 @@
         has_gpx: has_gpx,
         gpx_urls: gpx_urls,
         gps_points: gps_points,
-        show_sort: true
+        show_sort: true,
+        owner_can_edit: owner_can_edit
     } only %}
 </div>