First Time Backpacking - 50km in 3 Days - Juan de Fuca Trail
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- After attending a friend's wedding on Vancouver Island, Jessica and I decided to take our first ever backpacking trip on the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail. Filled with lush rainforest, giant trees and rocky shorelines, the trail gave us some of the most spectacular scenery we've ever experienced in the backcountry. The 47km trail is typically completed in 3-5 days, but we were strapped for time and decided to tackle it in 3. The short time frame mixed with deep mud, an ever changing elevation profile and general lack of experience made for quite a challenging introduction to the hiking world. Despite the struggle, we had a great experience and this certainly won't be the last time you see us taking a hike! Enjoy :)
00:00 Day 1- Botanical Beach to Sombrio Beach (19km)
17:49 Day 2 - Sombrio Beach to Bear Beach (19km)
36:52 Day 3 - Bear Beach to China Beach (9km)
Planning on hiking the Juan de Fuca Trail? Check out these resources:
Permits / Park Info (BC Parks): bcparks.ca/juan-de-fuca-park/
Trail Map: nrs.objectstore.gov.bc.ca/kuw...
Shuttle (West Coast Trail Express): trailbus.com
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Will start my trip next Monday !! Excited !! thanks for your trip info here and there !
Good job!
Always draw water from the deepest, coldest, fastest running water you can find.
I'm so glad to see your video 😍; it's been a while. After walking that distance, I would never imagined there would have been so many people at that campsite😊.
It was definitely different to see Orcas instead of a loon or a beaver. Your dinner looks so yummy. I love the video.
Cheers, Jessica and Matt!✌
It’s been a while indeed! Most of the campsites along the trail are also trailheads / accessible, so the beaches are busy but we rarely saw anyone on the trail itself. The Orcas were a very special surprise.
Thanks for tuning in 😄
How might the orcas treated Jessica and Matt if they were in sea kayaks?
I've never heard of this trail before. Looks like a beautiful hike! Reminds me a bit of the trails along Lake Superior.
Definitely recommend it if you find yourself out West! Would love to make it up to Superior sometime.
Hello Josie, any cross country ski videos coming up from you? Regards, Paul
@@l214laus Hi Paul! Unfortunatly we haven't got a lot of great snow for cross country skiing so far this winter. So I have only been out a few short times on the trail at my house. I did get out for a winter hike back in December that I filmed, and I hope to post that someday.
Hello Jessica and Matt, I am part way through Day 2 of the video. This adventure gives your paddling muscles a rest whilst your back and legs are probably thinking that you two must be on a very long portage! Cheers, Paul from south east Australia 🇦🇺
Definitely a very different type of trip than we’re used to! Thanks for watching 😄
Great video 👏👏
Wow! What an amazing trail hike. The views were spectacular. It looked like a great time you booth had. I would love to do that trail sometime but I'm on the opposite side of the country here in Newfoundland. We do have the East Coast Trail which in some areas looked like the trail you just hiked. Nice to see a new video from you both.......Take care, Bluefin.
Definitely recommend this trail if you find yourself on the West Coast some time! Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching 😃
So there's no ultra marathon documentary coming up next?? 😂 Cheers buddy great video!
What makes you say that? 😅😂
Guess we gotta work on those trail legs before the next one.
Thanks for watching 😄
Very nice. I have done the West Coast Trail, which is just north of the piece you did. It is quite similar in terms of terrain etc. I guess you could combine them for about 10 days of hiking. But WCT has the Parks Canada fees, some tricky (paid) lake crossings and logistics to/from Port Renfrew and Bamfield.
IMHO, if you are a canoe tripper at heart, hiking just feels like ... an endless portage. Sure, it is one without a canoe, but still. There is something about the balance of paddle and portage that is magical. There is a balance there, where you are not doing the same thing every day, all day. The one gives a break from the other, and vice-versa.
The other thing about doing these trails when you are used to Central Ontario tripping is the stress of making sure you have fresh water available to you. It's quite a difference going from paddling in an effectively unlimited supply of the stuff to making sure you have to fill up at the creeks (and make safe for drinking) often enough that you don't run out before you next chance to get some.
We actually looked into the West Coast Trail, but didn’t have enough time for it on this trip. Maybe next time!
Thankfully, water wasn’t a big issue for us. There were fresh water creeks all over the place and we only carried up to 1L each at time.
Canoe tripping will always hold a large part of our hearts, but we really enjoyed the hiking experience and would love to explore that more.
Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment!
@@MattHaughn With respect to water, it sounds like WCT is a bit tougher than Juan de Fuca. The gaps between the creeks can be quite a bit farther apart, and there are also places where you have some options on the trail (whether to stay up high on top of the cliff, or descend down to the beach) where the creek is not readily available in all cases.
Very “Peopley” out there.
Lots of people at the beaches / trailheads for sure. We rarely saw anyone on the trail itself though! Pros and cons.
@@MattHaughn I've been planning for this hike but it seems a bit lame that you have to deal with all these extra people that just walk in from the road.
There are three mosquitos on V.I., and I've killed two of them.
Every time a hike sidesteps a muddy area, the muddy are gets larger; please just walk through the mud...it's what you signed up for.