Solo Backpacking 50 miles on Canada's West Coast trail Part 1

In June I solo backpacked the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island in Canada. 50 Miles through forest, along beaches, climbing ladders, crossing bridges and traversing roots and logs on one of those most exciting and beautiful thru hikes I have done to date.
This is part 1 of the journey, chronicling days 1-3.
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[@AliceFordAdventures]

What's the longest hike or backpacking trip you have done?

[@A-K_Rambler]

Hey Alice, Wow into the thick of it! Six-week Geology Field Camp was a highlight, day jaunts about with mapping goals.

[@mswolf3595]

Everest Base Camp. 10-day trek from Lukla to EBC. Not alone but with a small group.

[@2011woodlands]

hiking probably around 20 miles per day, canoeing around 100 in 3 days, cycling 50 miles in around 5 hours.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

@@2011woodlands wow great job

[@2011woodlands]

@@AliceFordAdventures a few years ago i did 6 miles in 2 hours carrying a 89 pound pack, but my boots didn't fit well and destroyed my heels, make sure your boots fit correctly.

[@ervinslens]

I am speechless, your cinematography and storytelling is flawless! Bravo, masterful work! 👏👏

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so so much

[@beckyorellana7953]

This is so beautiful. It feels like I am walking through the forest with you. Thank you for reminding me what a beautiful place we live in. I am from Vancouver, Canada and there are a lot of gorgeous places to see. :-)

[@nealmacdonald8191]

No camp food pouches sold back in 1979, we had to bring actual groceries and create every meal along the way. Had a big chunk of triple smoked bacon for storage reasons but it tasted great once sliced and cooked up.

[@PHM00]

Amazing footage, the cable car looked like fun, the sketchy ladders look a bit scary.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

That cable car was so challenging to get into because there’s no brake. If only I’ve been able to film that part you would’ve seen the real struggle. Haha

[@radisson8627]

That was awesome Alice. I was patiently waiting for this trail report. There is so much to see. I am glad that there is more than one part to this adventure. Very well done, as usual, and the safety comments are greatly appreciated. The West Coast Trail is more than a walk in a park, it is remote and no exit points along the trail. A person has to be self-sufficient for a whole week, to be compatible with the elements and with the wildlife. Good gear is so important, the best quality a hiker can buy and has to depend on. I am glad you did it, you are a tough Lady. Determination is what it takes, the rest follows one step at the time. Hiking solo is difficult, more weight on your back, nobody to share with, especially the food although it is dehydrated most of it, still. I can't wait to watch Part # 2. 🇨🇦 🥾 😎 🇺🇸

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much. Super excited for part 2 also thanks as always for watching

[@KaitlynMcLachlan]

I had breakfast at that waterfall after our first night. And was joined by a bear 🙃. Breakfast was cut short - too bad it was such a beautiful spot!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

I didn’t see any bears. But a lot of people did

[@LETSGETUTILIZED316]

Cool opening song. Inspirational and dreamy along with conveying a sense of impending discovery to a revolutionary degree.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate you watching

[@LETSGETUTILIZED316]

@@AliceFordAdventures I hope I don't seem imposing but "Alice in wonderland backpacking" (or hiking or trekking) would be a great title and would compliment the algorithm in your favor. I could be wrong though I do have some compelling reasons to believe this

[@marty17f]

What a great hike. I have never seen cable cars and so many ladders on a hike. Thanks Alice.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it! Neither had I it’s certainly unique

[@princepage632]

Hey Alice I am impressed. What an amazing back packing 🧳 trip. You are so cool

[@mickeybrumfield764]

Well done Alice.

[@daveschlom4033]

Wowsers Alice. You are absolutely a fabulous human being and I so appreciate that you create such high quality videography of your adventures. This one is one of my favorites ever. What a truly spectacular part of our pale blue dot. You keep going girl! Love and best wishes.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you Dave. I really appreciate you watching

[@user-lj4uo3ul5w]

What an adventure, and memorable experience.

[@onelovemon1784]

9:14 my dream. 💯 Thanks for another beautiful experience

[@AliceFordAdventures]

You’re so welcome. Thanks for watching

[@onelovemon1784]

@@AliceFordAdventures as you know as well as anyone in LA, there are so many "entertainment, educational, alternative experiences, cultural encounters" options, as well as the vastness of mother nature to explore and experience. Alice, you know, you are able to do all of this with such quality and exceptional energy and personality. It's, your work, you, are phenomenal. I'm grateful for the experiences. Peace and love.

[@karljacobson8521]

Wonderful video. Looks so peaceful and relaxing. Keep safe.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks Karl

[@Chenxi_love_music_fairy]

I watch this for many times as it is indeed a great hiking video. The most interesting part is the wonderful waterfall at the end of the episode which you are enjoying swimming in it.

[@georgespencer3973]

So good, Alice! That cable car crossing was beautiful but seemed rough. Not exactly a zip line. The waterfalls where you swam were really cool and looked cold. Hot chocolate after that sounded like a good call. In fact, there wasn’t really much footage of this hike that wouldn’t call for some hot chocolate.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Yes all those things are very true and I certainly had hot chocolate on more than one occasion

[@brianbenson3669]

Amazing video! Thank you for sharing it with us! I did the hike in 1982 with my dad and some friends from uni. Your video brought back great memories! Nice to see the trail is being taken care of and is not too over-developed or over-used!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much Brian. It is wonderful that this hike is permit only and I sure hope it stays that way. So happy to have brought back some great memories

[@Melissa86studio]

So beautiful.

[@mswolf3595]

Awesome! Thank you for sharing .

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks so much for watching

[@wayneC7]

You’re definitely my most favorite hiking to watch. My second favorite is Dixie. I wish you two can do a hiking mini series together

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Maybe one day! We were on a podcast together a few years back

[@Lizzzy3945]

This is amazing! So many good tips and such beautiful scenery!!

[@anthonyrenaud5783]

Epic scenery. Loved the cable car crossing. Loved it all really. That’s a lot of work doing it all twice. Great video production.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks for watching

[@AkemiRico]

Congratulations Alice! 🎉 Well done!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks Lady

[@nealmacdonald8191]

We even crossed the surge channel at KM 64 with 2 other people who join us. A U.S. group of 11 chickened out and went back into the inland trail while we continued beach hiking. We 5 were at Thrasher cove hours before the 11 finally showed up.

[@db.mc2]

Hi Alice 👋 Thank you, hope you had a great time, beautiful scenery 🙂 Appreciate you, stay safe and take care my friend 🙏 Sangre De Christo range in Colorado would probably be the longest hike 👍

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much. I haven’t done that range in CO I’m sure it was beautiful

[@db.mc2]

@@AliceFordAdventures You're welcome Alice 🙂 Very rugged, terrain, beautiful area , lots of elk, bear and some mountain lion, so have to be careful 👍

[@thevigarfeeling]

This looks like an amazing adventure ! Well done

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much it sure was

[@TonyGouge]

Love this! Thanks for taking us along!

[@macklems5552]

Bravo! You are such an inspiration, your content is phenomenal. Thank you for putting this all together for us to enjoy!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much for coming and watching this experience. Part 2 will be out next week

[@davek4442]

Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidd337]

Thanks so much for sharing your experience, this hike is on my daughter and my bucket list.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Amazing! I hope you can snag some permits and do it next year

[@peterdisbury6346]

My longest hike was on the CDT just for 4 days though, 100 miles. Longest day hike was RIm-Rim-Rim in 22 hours with sore legs for a week lol. Most fun solo backpacking trip was up in Bridger Mountains, MT where a black bear came to visit me around 2am. That was exciting.

[@ytubechannel997]

Great job vlogging your hike.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks!

[@DSwecker]

You make really quality content, thank you so much for the effort! Looks like an epic adventure! I hope to do it someday myself. I live just south of there.

[@MichaelRoney]

Very nice variety of camera angles. Also, I was very impressed with the way you muscled that cable car across the river! Fascinating hike.

[@earthfriendly5799]

Very nice bird sounds, thanks.

[@switchrousseau4992]

Awesome video footage. Very well narrated. Glad you are experiencing this gem on your own. Love to see your gear content. Thanks a lot for sharing. Looking forward to part 2. Enjoy and stay safe

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much! I’m glad I got to experience it alone too.

[@GruntProof]

awesome trip

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you

[@peterdisbury6346]

Keep up the great work, Alice, looks like the Adventure will inspire many in the future.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

I hope so!

[@peterdisbury6346]

Your videos, your hard work is well worth it. I have done that same approach….walk….set up the camera….then retrieve the gear and repeat the process through the entire hike. This is where you Volunteer Camera crew tags along and follows you and stays out of view….lol

[@nealmacdonald8191]

A year before we went, we bought the book Blisters and Bliss by David Foster and Wayne Aitken which was quite informative in preparing for the Hike

[@zachf6256]

Such an amazingly beautiful part of our country! Looks like you “lucked out” with the weather! The BC coast is breathtaking!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

It really is! And I certainly lucked out this summer with weeks of perfect weather. Nature must have been making up for all my treks through rain and wind and snow and fog

[@nealmacdonald8191]

Started off from Pachena Point end of the trail as well with a 55 lb pack.

[@DouglasGreenough-wy8rb]

Eight Thirty Seven,,, great camping and looks very fun Alice 🌅🏊🪂🏄🌲🏖️🐟🏞️🪵🌲.

[@nealmacdonald8191]

Did that trail with 2 others way back n 1979 before it got damaged by a huge storm. A lot more difficult back then as well.

[@ken20147]

I'm very impressed!

[@stevesalter1138]

Another great presentation. My next backpacking trip is in a week. Your video makes it hard to wait. Now I want to go immediately.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Have fun Steve! Where are you off too

[@stevesalter1138]

Colorado for some alpine fishing and one or two 14ers depending on how the group feels. After that I’m heading to Pictured Rocks in Michigan. I’m dying for some cooler weather. I just flew out of Florida today. It was over a 100° heat index. I’m in North Carolina now. A little cooler. But I’m heading further north tomorrow. I can’t wait to get to get back in the Colorado mountains though.

[@2011woodlands]

Some people have hiked around all 5 of the Great Lakes, probably need to be retired to do that, there are several long trails in Michigan & Ontario.

[@edaleman3345]

Luv Vancouver Island worked at Nanaimo for couple of months. Many moons ago. I am a proud member of the Ford Army even if virtual😊. Blessings my spiritual kin. 🙏 ❤

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much! What a beautiful place to work and live. Thanks for watching

[@jaswan79]

Wow this hike looks unbelievable

[@AliceFordAdventures]

It sure is!

[@normancarbajal5154]

I’ve done the Bear Canyon trail at Mt Baldy pretty challenging 🥾…

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Ooh yes that is a tough climb

[@anthonyrenaud5783]

Bears, Cougars and Wolves…Oh my!!!

[@andrewdecesare2529]

excellent video

[@BillyW80]

Nice 👍 be safe!!

[@DouglasGreenough-wy8rb]

Your" Sandpoint Idaho Video is very good Alice.

[@jeffm5808]

i did the trail from south to north i loved it . did the hike in early 90s and we stopped at Chez Monique but i learned it is long closed. i would love to doing the trail agin from north to south.

[@araya9453]

Beautiful video ❤ Scotland coast hiking is the same, tons of fishing waste and nets, they just dump stuff overboard, and cut old nets loose. Very sad.

[@WildernessWondersTV1]

Wonderful scenery.❤

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks it really was

[@theeedits9024]

Seriously you are such a brave girl🦾🦾

[@kirkrozelle1900]

Loved your video and am looking forward to Part 2. I planned for a large group to do this Westg Coast Trail in 2020, but Covid shut that trip down. I don't have the heart to plan this trip for a large group again, but your solo adventure has inspired me to perhaps do it solo in the future:) Thanks for your inspiring adventures/videos.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

I’m so sorry your hike got canceled but I hope you still do it one day. Solo or with a friend and it’s truly spectacular

[@Atom-E.B.E.]

wow this hike looks amazing, might take this on after I go to Kalalau next week - looking forward to the next part!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thanks Eric it sure was. I’ve been trying to go to do Kalalau for a few years. Hope it’s great

[@Atom-E.B.E.]

@@AliceFordAdventures something tells me you'll make it happen!

[@CozyCamping911]

Good video! Inspiring..👏🏻

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much

[@Natureartschool]

Oh amazing

[@nealmacdonald8191]

Cable car is a newer version of the one we struggled with.

[@WanderingSoleTV]

Fantastic job on this! I was just in the park also, splitting my time between Uclulet and Tofino!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

So cool! It’s such a stunning place.

[@WanderingSoleTV]

@@AliceFordAdventures It is amazing! I've always been a fan of your channel, it's fun seeing when you explore Canada or somewhere I have been before. And places I haven't been... I guess I enjoy it all lol

[@fishface66]

You have the sweetest soul. Darling creek is a perfect place to camp for a true Darling.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Aww thank you it really was one of my favorite spots of all time

[@2manysigns]

Awesome .

[@lilisarkar5059]

Soo good

[@kalpeshrajpirohit2940]

Crazy video 🎉

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Glad you think so!

[@nealmacdonald8191]

Even bought crabs from the boatman we had to pay to get us past the lake outlet.

[@amandhaka527]

looking cool

[@daveexplore3856]

Awesome x10 🌷

[@nealmacdonald8191]

When we got to the hole through the rocks....you'll know it when you see it, many Km. into the trip, we were at low tide so we walked way out over the exposed hard rock out to the ocean's edge which was about 4 feet up from deep water we heard whales spouting. Two grey whales were there and they circled so close to us we could have jumped on their backs as they cruised by lookin up at us. Got pictures of it somewhere.

[@TanukiParis]

Good music choices

[@aakashkarsan5532]

Wowwww 🤗

[@gippygrewal639]

Waiting for next video

[@Chenxi_love_music_fairy]

Very cool and attractive.

[@peterdisbury6346]

I do similar photography/video/vlogging but recently dropped my channel since there were some unfriendlies on there.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

I’m so sorry to hear that Peter

[@yobwoc1000]

Alice, curious if you coukd see any smoke or remnants of smoke in the air to the east of you.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

I could not see any even though there was a fire burning on the island that had some of the road closed

[@edaleman3345]

Thanks! Please try Nanaimo bars for me and a maple donut 🍩 blessings

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Will do

[@AliceFordAdventures]

And thank you for the super thanks

[@edaleman3345]

Ur so welcome. Thank u for all that u do. 2 maple donuts 🍩 please

[@JerkyManOutdoors]

You are amazing! Love your style! What was your total backpack weight?

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much at the start maybe 47lbs

[@oldmanoverland5670]

Amazing athlete , take a look at her stuntwoman videos . Wonder what your daily hourly workout regimen consist of Alice ? How do you fit it all in ?

[@A-K_Rambler]

Pocket Money!

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Thank you so much!

[@ammyvirk8485]

💥💥💥💥💥

[@df-wt6sx]

i miss your weekly videos ...

[@danalouise12]

what time of year did you go?

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Mid June

[@davidreed5443]

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@praveenkumar4849]

Hi 🙏 I am from India

[@AliceFordAdventures]

So cool! One day I will visit there

[@nealmacdonald8191]

It was all old school. No such thing as electrolyte powders either.

[@unifaid1532]

Can i contact you ?

[@roberttrinies7698]

Where's the mud?

[@AliceFordAdventures]

There’s a little in part 2 it’s been a very dry summer

[@roberttrinies7698]

@@AliceFordAdventures amazing, I hiked the WCT in 97 and it was all mud , except for the beach. It was in September though.

[@nealmacdonald8191]

Hiking alone???????

[@joenunes799]

Alice. You are sweet. I love different flavours lol

[@inderatwal6873]

Where are you from 🙊

[@wildernesscapes]

uggh, your pack looks really heavy, like my heavy backpacks with a tripod and all!

[@eatyerveg]

WHERES YOUR BEAR BELL?

[@AliceFordAdventures]

This is black bear territory which don’t scare me as we had a lot growing up and bear bells really don’t do anything, your voice is a much better deterrent.

[@williamdavidson1490]

Great video, wow. I've done this hike 3 times, always in August. Twice in the 1990's and once in 2004. All three times I hike from the south to the north end of the trail. Well I'm off to watch the second part.

[@AliceFordAdventures]

Wow you are awesome! Next time you’ll have to try North to South

[@1717gonzo]

Hi Alice Why not bring a dog with you.....

[@AliceFordAdventures]

dogs are not allowed on this trail.

[@roberttrinies7698]

Would be difficult getting to the trail with a dog, and the ladders would be a problem if dogs were allowed. ✌️