Tag: dcul-backpacking

Snow Coaster! (MO: W1 MLK Long Weekend AT “Roller Coaster”) (January 13-15, 2024) 26 miles

Roller Coaster warning. Credit: John Marier Over the three-day Martin Luther King weekend, eight DCUL backpackers (and one slack-packing dog) tackled the infamous Virginia Appalachian Trail (AT) "Roller Coaster" northbound from Manassas Gap to Snickerville Gap. This section of unrelenting climbs and descents is the area that most gives the AT in Virginia its reputation for "PUDS"... Continue Reading →

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Trip Report: “A Tequila Sunrise Out of Whiskey Hollow.” (Appalachian Trail—Shenandoah National Park to Sky Meadows on the AT) (December 30-31, 2023) (22 miles)

Some day hikers approached us from the opposite direction on this final DCUL backpacking trip of 2023. Mark (“Snake Jumper”) smiled broadly and greeted them more warmly than to most hikers one passes on the Appalachian Trail. They greeted each other by name, exchanged a few words, and wished each other a happy New Year.... Continue Reading →

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