“What does the Devil sound like?” — Anonymous When I was hiking the DCUL “Death March” (Massanutten Trail) last Spring I had a lot of time to think—what do I want to do with my hike? The combination of Massanutten’s never ending rocks, and Twisted Sister’s rock anthem playing in my earbuds, inspired a response—I... Continue Reading →

Every year, DCUL features a 5-day Memorial Day thru hike of one of Pennsylvania’s long trails. As our leader, Karan, posted in his trip description: we just “pick a long Pennsylvania trail and hike the thing!” This year he picked the 85 mile Susquehannnock Trail System (“STS”) trail. DCUL hiked the 100 mile Donut Hole... Continue Reading →

Although Susanne and Karan had originally planned a trip together to White Rock Cliffs, they decided to split it into two due to popular demand: an LM version and an MO version. This is the tale of the LM version. On Saturday morning, most of our group (Adam, Lenny, Andrew, Thi, Reza, Karan, and I)... Continue Reading →

I had never hiked North Fork Mountain and the end of March seemed like a good time to do it. As the trip approached, it was clear that although spring had officially sprung, it was still winter in the mountains of West Virginia. With that in mind and all of the trip participants forewarned, Scott,... Continue Reading →

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 →