In what has become a pattern for me, I posted this last-minute trip to Central SNP. The route was designed to give us a solid 17 mile day on Saturday and avoid crowded areas (i.e. anything near Skyline Drive). Our official start time was 9:30am but a few folks (Mark, Liz, & Shane) chose to... Continue Reading →
Trip Report: Starting Spring on White Rock Cliffs
In an effort to get more new DCULers out on the trail, Karan set up this low-mileage trip with a roughly even mix of members and applicants. We met up at the designated trailhead along Waites Run Road and set out on the Tuscarora Trail at 10:15am. Rose hadn’t shown up yet but with no... Continue Reading →
Trip Report: Green Ridge State Forest + C&O Canal
With the usual winter ADK trips off the table this year, many of us were looking for a novel loop closer to home. Brian suggested Michael’s Green Ridge State Forest trip that had not been repeated since it was first hiked by DCUL in 2013. Karan, Evan, & I were game. So were lots of... Continue Reading →
Trip Report: Kicking off 2021 with Duncan Knob & Strickler Knob
A total of five DCULers answered the last minute “invitation” to backpack Duncan and Strickler Knob this weekend. The seven of us (Karan, Ram, Liz, Dmitri, Kevin, Ben and I) convened at the Route 211 parking lot on Saturday morning. We were able to make a timely start at 10am. It was a beautiful day-... Continue Reading →
Trip Report: VA Triple Crown – A Snotty Weekend!
Pics from the trip: https://photos.app.goo.gl/wf4qn44nfdDkqcoD8 It felt refreshing as we donned our packs at 9:30 PM, and started hiking the Dragon’s Tooth trail on Friday night. The sky was full of bright stars and the temps were near freezing. When we – that’s Maria, Shane, Mark (Bright Side) and I – got to Lost Spectacles... Continue Reading →