Wild Shores & Weathered Souls: A Women's Guide to Hiking the West Coast TrailAn empowering, honest, and soulful companion for every woman called to the wild.Stretching 75 kilometers along the remote and rugged coastline of Vancouver Island, the West Coast Trail is a bucket-list hike - a place of towering cedars, crashing surf, deep mud, and moments that will break and rebuild you. But beyond the trail maps and gear lists lies something more profound: the emotional journey of walking through wilderness as a woman.In this first-person guide and memoir-in-motion, the author takes you step by step through her own experience hiking the West Coast Trail solo - sharing everything from practical tips and tide charts to the vulnerable truths of fear, solitude, strength, and sisterhood.Blending heartfelt storytelling with actionable trail wisdom, this guide explores: Preparing your body and mind for the trailPacking light while honoring what comforts youNavigating mud, ladders, tides, and tide chartsCampsite strategies and real talk on hygiene, periods, and safetyReflections from women who've walked it - their triumphs, stumbles, and trail revelationsThe emotional reentry into the world after the wildernessWhether you're hiking solo, with a friend, or dreaming from your couch, this is more than a guidebook - it's a love letter to wild places and the women who dare to walk them.Take the first step. The trail will meet you where you are.