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Vancouver Island Trail: Recap (and Tips!)
It's spring in Victoria on southern Vancouver Island. The wind is losing its chilly bite, the daffodils are blooming, and the cherry blossoms are
Back on the Horse (Bonus Day!)
Yes, I thought I was done. I thought this summer's journey on the Vancouver Island Trail was over. I thought I would just have to leave the few
Days of Lakes/Finale (Days 49-50)
It was the morning of day 49. I was sore. I was tired. I was off trail and didn’t yet have a plan to get back on track. I watched the inside of my
The Decision to Bail (Day 48)
Day 48 was an adventure, to say the very least. I had no idea what I was in for when I woke up that morning, all excited for the day’s hike, still
Read This for Pics (Day 47)
Back on the Ridge It took me 20 minutes longer to get to the top of the ridge on the morning of day 47, compared to the day before when I wasn’t
Back Up High (Days 42-46)
Off With a Bang After 3 days of chilling (42-43-44), my last chunk of the trail started off with a bang. A 32km day, with more than a kilometer of
The Finish Line (Days 40-41)
The Anticlimax Day 40 arrived. It was the final stretch to reach the Cape Scott lighthouse, the northern endpoint of the VIT. I thought I would have
Low Tides and Mud Slides (Days 37-39)
I <3 Mud Day 37 started off with the much hated overland section of the North Coast Trail. I ascended with the help of some ropes into a giant
Coastal Celebration (Days 34-36)
Missing Pieces I left Cluxewe early in the morning in order to head north along the coast to Port Hardy. But, because the river was only ford-able
Place of Refuge (Days 31-33)
Running Across the Tracks I packed up early on the morning of day 31 to continue my train track trek along the valley and make it to the other end