Frustration seethed through Alexander (Mr. Woo). The late morning of the day of the Heaven & Hell trip, Adrian, who had previously committed to being a driver for our point-to-point hike, couldn’t use his car as he expected. I commenced the puzzle-like process of reforming carpools and the shuttle plan—a process made complicated by Maryland’s... Continue Reading →

Karan and I were brainstorming trails to hike over the extended Veteran’s Day weekend and landed on the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail. Early Thursday morning, Holley, Kyle, John, Mark, Jonathan, and Alexander met us at Grosvenor. We piled into two cars for the three hour drive up to Ohiopyle. Mark’s car arrived first and they... Continue Reading →

The gray skies and drizzle on the drive to Shenandoah National Park foretold stormy weather, but that didn't deter four stout DC ULers from forging ahead. Rob, Ben, Stanley, and I had piled into Rob's pick-up and headed south and west on a cool mid-autumn Saturday morning. No relief from rain after Friday's downpour, alas,... Continue Reading →

The Grand Canyon is something most people are generally familiar with whether they’ve visited or not - perhaps from briefly peering into it from over the edge of the guardrail on the South Rim while passing through on a road trip or just from a postcard or nature doc. Kylie, Karan and myself had all visited it in the... Continue Reading →

Cover Photo Credit: Shane (Dad Joke) After taking a hiatus in 2020, I was excited to post the 2021 DCUL 4-state challenge. For those unfamiliar with this, it's pretty simple: hike the 44-mile section of the AT that traverses VA, WV, MD, & PA in the same day. There is a minor caveat - one... Continue Reading →