travel light, wake early, walk far
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 →
Photo Credit Jake Sawyer On October 7-8, 2023, seven DCUL backpackers completed a delightful low-mileage (LM) 19-mile overnight clockwise circuit along the West Virginia-Virginia border, in the Wilson Cove Wildlife Management Area and Great North Mountain region. The literal and figurative highpoint was the view from White Rocks Cliff while the low point was when... Continue Reading →
I planned this Labor Day Weekend trip as I do any DCUL trip. I appeared for my planning appointment before the DCUL power-brokers at the national headquarters. With my PowerPoint presentation ready, I sat at the end of the 40 foot mahogany conference room table to present my plan. At the head of the table,... Continue Reading →
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