Kylie and I are staying in the North East for a few weeks and we are trying to take full benefit of being close to beautiful mountains. After consulting our good friend, Matt S., for a few hikes in the NH area, we decided to hike the Pemi Loop since it was a short drive... 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 →