colbys
02-14-2006, 00:47
anyone ever hike the west coast trail on vancouver island in british columbia?its in pacific rim national park.
i did it in 97' on my way up to alaska and it kicked my ass.I thought i was mister "i just did the AT 2 years ago and this would be cake",boy was i wrong,rain every dam day,really difficult hiking.not alot of elevation gain,but very dangerous.i must have fell or tripped 20 times in short time it took to finish it.alot of walking on the beach,if you time the tides right.i did it in early season(may) and had so much rain it was like hiiking in a river the entire time.
of all the long hikes,day hikes,ive done,id have to say it is(pound for pound)the toughest hike ive ever done.its only 77 km long,but man it is a bitch,a great challenge for anybody.
i did it in 97' on my way up to alaska and it kicked my ass.I thought i was mister "i just did the AT 2 years ago and this would be cake",boy was i wrong,rain every dam day,really difficult hiking.not alot of elevation gain,but very dangerous.i must have fell or tripped 20 times in short time it took to finish it.alot of walking on the beach,if you time the tides right.i did it in early season(may) and had so much rain it was like hiiking in a river the entire time.
of all the long hikes,day hikes,ive done,id have to say it is(pound for pound)the toughest hike ive ever done.its only 77 km long,but man it is a bitch,a great challenge for anybody.