travel light, wake early, walk far
After what seemed like weeks of unrelenting heat with over 100F "feels like" temps and no rain, we got some relief in a form of slow, steady and surprisingly cool rain on Friday. That made the steep uphill trek to the Priest Mountain (3,000 ft up in about 4.3 miles) not just more bearable, but... Continue Reading →
[This is a trip report for Ramsey's Draft back in May '18: https://www.meetup.com/dc-ul-backpacking/events/248650454/ . This trip report is being archived on wordpress due to meetup getting rid of message board sections (which includes some unsaved trip reports like this one) on Jul 18th, 2024.] All in all a good trip. Six of us met at... Continue Reading →
[This is a trip report for Tuscarora Trail Section 1 back in Dec '18: https://www.meetup.com/dc-ul-backpacking/events/256784894/ . This trip report is being archived on wordpress due to meetup getting rid of message board sections (which includes some unsaved trip reports like this one) on Jul 18th, 2024.] DCUL last undertook a section hike of the Tuscarora... Continue Reading →
[This is a trip report for MST DCUL Section 4-6 back in March '18: https://www.meetup.com/dc-ul-backpacking/events/248097714/ . This trip report is being archived on wordpress due to meetup getting rid of message board sections (which includes some unsaved trip reports) on Jul 18th, 2024.] What an amazing journey. When I planned this trip, I thought the... Continue Reading →
Sunset Through Humidity on Halfmoon Mountain -- still hot, even when half-set. Credit: Aileen K James R. planned what should have been a straight-forward weekend backpacking trip circumnavigating the Trout Run Valley, along the Virginia/West Virginia border near Wardensville, WV. This is an area where DCUL goes often, since there are spectacular views from high... Continue Reading →
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