Author: davidowriter

Trip Report: “Jonesen for Donkey Kong” (Jones Cabin with a SNP/Rapidan WMA Loop—Staunton River Trail, the “Sag,” the Laurels, Camp Rapidan, and Monkey Head) (January 19-21, 2024) (22 miles—in the snow)

The diner waitress looked sympathetic as she poured the coffee. “Tough night, Sweetie?” she asked Kyle (“Water Dog”). Water Dog sat at a booth sized for eight people but with only one person, Logan, across from him. Seven people followed him into the wilderness in the aftermath of the region’s first major snowfall in two... Continue Reading →

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Trip Report: “A Tequila Sunrise Out of Whiskey Hollow.” (Appalachian Trail—Shenandoah National Park to Sky Meadows on the AT) (December 30-31, 2023) (22 miles)

Some day hikers approached us from the opposite direction on this final DCUL backpacking trip of 2023. Mark (“Snake Jumper”) smiled broadly and greeted them more warmly than to most hikers one passes on the Appalachian Trail. They greeted each other by name, exchanged a few words, and wished each other a happy New Year.... Continue Reading →

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Trip Report: Hazel Country Amble (Shenandoah National Park, St. Mary’s Rock, Buck Hollow, Pine Hill Gap, Pass Mountain) (November 17-19, 2023) (28 Miles)

Ahhhh—a November amble through the Shenandoah National Park (“SNP”)! Piecing together a few trail loops, we DCUL hikers strode up and down the mountains from Pine Hill Gap to Buck Hollow to Mary’s Rock to Pass Mountain. Solid mileage. Short Fall days. Bracing autumn chill. Nearby forest fires fully contained. Three DCULers signed on for... Continue Reading →

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