We love heading up to Pennsylvania in the fall and where better to go than the BFT? Our plan was to meet Friday night at camp. Sophie and Dimitri were the first to start and found a campsite large enough to accommodate us in a grassy parking lot. It even came with a view! Karan,... Continue Reading →
Trip Report: Twenty the Hard Way!
Cover photo credit: Chandler Due to last minute logistic changes on our sister trip, Twenty the Harder Way, we ended up combining the two trips. Sophie and Chandler got a head start on the drive while the rest of us (Logan, Stanley, Yvette, Chris, Alexander, Dan, Karan, and I) met at Vienna on Friday evening.... Continue Reading →
Trip Report: All Together Now on Bearfence & Jones Mtn
Our for this trip plan was to gather at Bootens Gap at 10:30am on Saturday morning. Six out of nine of us had arrived when Karan started getting texts. Google maps had routed Emily, Eileen, and Mark up an undrivable fire road. They each had to turn around and it would take them another hour... Continue Reading →
Trip Report: Are you whacking the bushes or are the bushes whacking you? (Haystack Knob/Roaring Plains)
It has been six years since my last trip to Haytack Knob. I have fond memories of camping up there but less endearing memories of the challenges we faced getting there. For this reason, I was sure to warn potential participants of the unmarked/unmaintained trails, long water carry, stinging nettles, and bushwhacking involved in this... Continue Reading →
Trip Report: Under 24 Hours in Trout Run Valley
Cover Photo Credit: Alexander Early on in the week I was looking for a quick trip with decent mileage so I decided to rerun a trip that Whiskey Fairy had posted last year. It’s atypical in that it starts on Friday evening and finishes up on Saturday. Two intrepid backpackers (Alexander and Chandler) joined me... Continue Reading →