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 →

DCUL triumphed at the 4-state challenge this year. 5 hikers started, and 5 hikers finished! And to make things intersting, David O and David U wrote the two halves of the trip report - without seeing what the other person wrote. Well, keep reading below to hear their perspectives! -Karan First Half Written by David... Continue Reading →

“The sparrow hops along the veranda, with wet feet.” — Haiku by Masaoki Shiki I officially declare the Loyalsock Trail in Pennsylvania the best long-weekend backpacking trail in the mid-Atlantic. Having long heard praise of it, I weirdly never had the opportunity to experience it. Having now completed a thru-hike, I added it to my... Continue Reading →

Planning appointments are a regular occurrence for DCUL organizers, as David ("Spiderman") and I know all too well. However, I was being summoned to DCUL HQ for an entirely more terrible and sinister reason: I was in trouble for "high crimes and misdemeanors" and multiple violations of the DCUL code of conduct. Things weren't looking... Continue Reading →