Juan de Fuca Trail
Everything you need to know to day-hike or backpack the Juan de Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island, BC.
Trails
Cape Scott Trail: Day 3
Day 3 of my trip to Cape Scott in 2015.*** It’s decision day. My quads and calfs are tired and feet are blistered. My hiking speed is… slow. The plan is to hike to Nissan Bight and then down to San Josef the next day.… Read More »Cape Scott Trail: Day 3
Cape Scott Trail: Day 2
Day 2 of my Cape Scott hiking trip in 2015. Hiking to Guise Bay The morning started out completely fogged in. We couldn’t see much. Oh well. Let’s go to the lighthouse anyways. It might clear up when we get there. The weather was warm and… Read More »Cape Scott Trail: Day 2
Cape Scott Trail: Day 1
This is Day 1 of my 5 day Cape Scott hiking trip in July 2015. I’ll be doing a post on each day with my favourite photos over the coming months. Cape Scott has been on my list of places to hike for a long… Read More »Cape Scott Trail: Day 1
Hiking to Heart Lake in Ladysmith
I was told to leave the house this year for my birthday in January. I wasn’t going to complain. Things I wasn’t supposed to know about were to be set up. “Be back at 3pm,” they said. So I went and hiked Heart Lake in… Read More »Hiking to Heart Lake in Ladysmith
New Bear Beach Photos in the Epic Juan de Fuca Hiking Guide
There are new photos of Bear Beach in the Epic Guidebook for the Juan de Fuca trail. A couple of weeks ago I posted that there are new Mistic Beach photos in the Juan de Fuca guide. I’ve just added new Bear Beach photos as well. The… Read More »New Bear Beach Photos in the Epic Juan de Fuca Hiking Guide
Garmin Basecamp: How to export to Google Earth
Google Earth (GE) has become an indispensable tool for viewing hiking tracks and planning out your hike. You can see what kind of land you are going to be encountering, or see a birds eye view of the trails and land you just hiked. I… Read More »Garmin Basecamp: How to export to Google Earth
Cape Scott Trip Reports
The first thing I do when I go for a hike somewhere new is check out all the trip reports I can find. Others that have gone before often have great recommendations on what to see and do and what to avoid. Sometimes they’ll have… Read More »Cape Scott Trip Reports
Extension Ridge from Extension Road, Nanaimo [Trip Report]
The Great Trail (Trans Canada Trail) sections on Vancouver Island offer so much variety. I’m always keen on new trails that are different than anything I’ve experienced before. Yes, most of the sections around Nanaimo are still dirt single track with trees around. Most trails… Read More »Extension Ridge from Extension Road, Nanaimo [Trip Report]
Nanaimo Lakes Road to Whisky Lake
Being part of hiking groups online is a mixed blessing. On the one hand there’s a constant supply of assistance, inspiration and motivation to get outside. On the the other hand, there’s a steady stream of beautiful trail pictures streaming by making it difficult to… Read More »Nanaimo Lakes Road to Whisky Lake