Tag: DC UL Backpacking

Trip Report: “Celebrities of D.C.” Hike the “Grand Canyon of the East” (West Rim Trail, Tioga Co, PA) (August (30 miles)

“Senator [Quayle], I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.” – Bentsen, L. (1988). “Vice Presidential Debate.” In The New York Times (October 5, 1988). ##### Dmitri (“Dying Siberian Wolf” or “DSW”) stared out over Pine Creek Gorge, which is also referred to as “The... Continue Reading →

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Trip Report: “What a Difference a Year Makes” Tour de Sods (Dolly Sods-Roaring Plains Wilderness Thru-Hike) (July 18-20, 2025).

“Suckers!” I thought. Two groups of DCUL backpackers were gathering at the Vienna Metro station for two different trips near each other in West Virginia. I signed on to the now-annual “Tour de Sods” expedition of the Dolly Sods and Roaring Plains wildernesses. The other group was heading to Spruce Knob and Seneca Creek just... Continue Reading →

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Trip Report: “This Trail Has Everything” (Allegheny Trail, Section 2 – Blackwater Falls SP to Durbin, West Virginia) (May 22-26, 2025) (73 miles)

********** The scene: Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” with Stefon Zelesky and Seth Meyers. Stefon Zelesky (in his soft, breathy voice): “New York’s hottest new nightclub is: Crease. The club promoter has gone all out. This place has everything: banjos, lights, stilts, ice sculptures, bear traps, screaming babies in Mozart wigs, carnival barkers, a cat from a... Continue Reading →

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