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Jen and I had ordered up a particularly hectic October, moving at the beginning of the month and going to Nepal at the end; I told people I should be receiving extra points for backpacking just three or four days after moving everything I own from one apartment to another. It was a minor miracle... Continue Reading →
Message from Jen I’m excited to be a part of reintroducing DC UL Backpacking’s quarterly newsletter. Chandler is building on the great work done by Carrie Price, but he’s been putting a new and refreshed spin on it. You may have already seen articles on our blog from Maddie and Jake as they explore the... Continue Reading →
Maples of the Mid-Atlantic By Maddie Beaudry Fall is here, and hikers everywhere are looking forward to cooler weather and appreciating the lovely fall colors. All deciduous trees will experience some color change, but the leaves of a lot of our common trees like tulip poplar and hickory will turn shades of yellow and brown... Continue Reading →
The Hiking Judge: William O. Douglas and the C&O Canal by Jake Sawyer If you talk to enough members of DCUL, you’ll find a number of lawyers in our club. If he had the chance, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas would have been one of them. Justice Douglas hikes past a lock house on... Continue Reading →
Last month, 7 DCULers travelled out to Spruce Knob to do the classic loop with the Seneca Creek trail. We had two first-times Ben and Colleen, as well as Vinay, Alyssa, Dibya, and myself, and Vera coming in from Ohio. We all met at the top of Spruce Knob around dusk, and found that Vera... Continue Reading →
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