I didn’t expect to lead a trip this weekend but I was tagged in at the last minute and found myself on the edge of Caledonia State Park with 10 other DCULers on Saturday morning. Everyone (Laura, Mark, Rose, Aileen, Ben, John, Ephraim, Hayden, Atticus, Sam, and I) gathered in the parking lot and set... Continue Reading →

Every once in a while there comes a trip where the after effects linger on for a long time. This year’s Massanutten Loop aka Death March was one of those. DCUL has come to adore this 70 mile loop laden with rocky ridges. Last year, COVID made us scrap official Massanutten trip plans (although there... Continue Reading →

Itching to return to some of the well known peaks in Shenandoah, I set up a trip that had us going over Old Rag, Robertson, and Hawksbill. I expected it to be challenging and it was - yet we all did it in fine form and ended up wishing for more.  Setting up the trip... Continue Reading →

In what has become a pattern for me, I posted this last-minute trip to Central SNP. The route was designed to give us a solid 17 mile day on Saturday and avoid crowded areas (i.e. anything near Skyline Drive). Our official start time was 9:30am but a few folks (Mark, Liz, & Shane) chose to... Continue Reading →

In an effort to get more new DCULers out on the trail, Karan set up this low-mileage trip with a roughly even mix of members and applicants. We met up at the designated trailhead along Waites Run Road and set out on the Tuscarora Trail at 10:15am. Rose hadn’t shown up yet but with no... Continue Reading →