Photo Credit: Dmitri When I first did the Assateague trip, I was struck by how different the hiking experience was compared to other trails. There are no hills to climb, and you have a constant view the whole time. The scenery though can be rewarding and avoiding bugs in the area by hiking in the... Continue Reading →

The original plan for this trip was to get Giant & Rocky Ridge (while camping at the base of Giant), followed by a day hike to Whiteface and Esther. However, after having some folks drop, I reached out to DOC and merged my group - Shenanigans, Scrapple & I - with his - Heavy D,... Continue Reading →

David O.; Photo credit: Alexander After two years of COVID, and at the dawn of Spring 2022, DCULers were more than ready to go wild—and we did!  Of course, when we go wild, we do it lighter, earlier, and farther. Primal yells, an early morning barefoot crossing through the icy, swift-moving Ramsey’s Draft creek, a... Continue Reading →

In what has become a pattern, we threw this trip fairly last-minute on a Sunday evening. Without Monday off, I planned a quick jaunt in northern Shenandoah based on a trip Heavy D led last year. Over the week, we had a number of takers, especially after Michael’s trip was canceled due to weather.  On... Continue Reading →

PC: David O. There is nothing like kicking off a new year with an old favorite backpacking trip so we decided on the classic Duncan/Strickler loop for January 1, 2022. After some initial metro issues and carpool confusion, Holley, David S., Dana, David O., Karan, and I were headed out toward Massanutten in a steady... Continue Reading →