travel light, wake early, walk far
Early this year, as a natural next step after tackling the King’s Canyon High Basin Route last summer (and also perhaps as a momentary diversionary cure for the dark cold nights of the DC winter), a few DCUL members turned their gaze further north: towards Yosemite, and the high route there. As winter turned into... Continue Reading →
Leading up to this trip, it seemed like everything was conspiring to make it not happen: the snowpack at 4000’ turned this into a snowshoes-required trip rather than an intro to winter backpacking; Kyle got injured and had to back out; the incoming storm threatened our ability to drive out from the trailhead Sunday morning;... Continue Reading →
Some people work hard, party harder... this trip seemed to follow that mantra: powering through the miles with barely a break, and then taking camp + post-hike lounge time to new levels. Friday night, we set off from a cold & windy Vienna parking lot in 3 cars after a bit of "who's on first?"... Continue Reading →
Kylie and I spent months talking about how nice it'd be to go on a women's only trip, and we finally made it happen in the new year. Kate and Susanne signed up right away, and we were excited to have Elsa join us for her first trip with DCUL. It was a busy weekend... Continue Reading →
DCUL is out on the Trout Run loop every few months - it's not too far a drive, there's flexibility in how to manage the splits, you can have campfires, there are great views and plentiful water sources... all the makings of a classic. This sort of loop doesn't get stale, but nevertheless we wanted to... Continue Reading →
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