We set off to hike the final 40 miles of Pennsylvania's Baker Trail -- part of the great North Country Trail itself -- in glorious late November weather. Brian would thus complete his PA State Forest Trails Award as the rest of us continue along in these same footsteps, eager to hike these remote northwestern... Continue Reading →

Photo: Karan You might ask how a trip can be accidentally DC UL. In this case, what started as a Purple Lizard map hike* that I intended to do as yet another solo adventure in this time of socially distancing ended up being shared by email to a few backpacker pals. My rough plan was... Continue Reading →

Sometimes your favorite show or movie or band gets a spinoff. This spinoff hike is DC UL Backpacking in spirit but not exactly in execution as a Claudio/Evan duo adventure. Enjoy anyways! - Evan Day One:  5 Night Miles to the Decker Shelter When Claudio hit me up to join him on a complete hike... Continue Reading →

This was a fun trip to plan.  Sharon, Karan, and I looked closely at maps of the Mid State Trail (MST) and Standing Stone Trail (SST) confluence in Rothrock State Forest a few weeks back and designed a loop with no car-shuttling required to make for an epic little return to one of our favorite... Continue Reading →

(Trip Report and Photos by Evan) It’s possible this trip report will be longer than our actual DC UL Backpacking Friday night to Saturday afternoon circumnavigation of Trout Run Valley.  It won’t, however, be as good.  We lucked into perfect weather and plenty of meaningful socially-distanced fun.  And then we returned home in time for... Continue Reading →