https://videopress.com/v/qz1naiku?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Aerial shot of Spruce Mountain and the Seneca Creek Backcountry, October 30th, 2022. I'm quite fond of the Seneca Creek Backcountry; it's the location of some of my first real backpacking trips when I started dipping my toes into the world of Meetup a decade ago. It's also an area where, thanks to an... Continue Reading →
4-State Challenge 2022: The 50-Mile Version!
The annual 4-state challenge in 2021 must not have felt challenging enough since it left a few, including me, thinking what if we stretched the challenge to 50 miles. To make it DCUL’s first trip with a 50-mile day - at least intentionally - we gave it a go this year. And boy, was it... Continue Reading →
MO: Womxn’s Trip – AT over Apple Orchard Mountain (43 miles/3 Days) October 8-10, 2022
Saturday morning we met at Vienna and Beks, Chris, Lacey, and Mai headed out to our epic adventure up and over Apple Orchard Mountain. We left our cars at the 501 parking lot near the James River bridge. Our shuttle driver Charlie (from Stanimals) was a former AT thru hiker with a wry sense of... Continue Reading →
Trip Report: “Living Off the Land” (Shenandoah National Park AT; Front Royal to Swift Run Gap — 60 miles; Oct 8-10, 2022)
Organized within a week of the adventure, this Appalachian Trail hike through the North and Central regions of the Shenandoahs had us living like pioneers. We lived off the land. We skirted sheriffs taking down alleged bad guys. We reenacted classic slapstick comedy. Of course, we also walked and walked. All this action begs one... Continue Reading →
Loyalsock Link Loop — Low Mileage, but a Bit More Than Planned
Artemis--Goddess of the Hunt and Leader of the Pack On September 3-4, 2022 eight DCUL backpackers did an overnight counter-clockwise loop over western Pennsylvania's Loyalsock Link and Loyalsock trails. We had planned a 16.2-mile route from World's End State Park, but ended up doing a little "bonus" mileage and elevation when the blazing and signage... Continue Reading →
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