travel light, wake early, walk far
In the lead up to this trip, the weather report got worse pretty much every time we looked at it. The weather people seem to me to always be predicting the apocalypse and under delivering, but it certainly seemed as if we were looking at a wet weekend. Thursday, I did something I’ve not done... Continue Reading →
The 2024 DC UL Four State Challenge was one for the books! A cool and clear fall weekend set the perfect backdrop for a trek across four states (VA, WV, MD, PA) in a single day on the Appalachian Trail. This year, our participants were Austin ("Citrus"), Brian, Steve ("Baconator"), Kyle ("Water Dog"), Aneesh, and... Continue Reading →
When you start telling people that you want an adventure, you really can’t complain when what you get is, in fact, an adventure, right? Some time ago, I decided that I wanted to reprise my section hike of the Mid State Trail, that epic footpath across the center of Pennsylvania, which DC UL had done... Continue Reading →
The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail Facebook group is full of great information about the trail, including current conditions. Water sources seemed to be running well – good news. Maybe there is a problem with the pump at Grindle – we’ll keep an eye on that. And then, worms. Specifically inchworms. Or, to be very precise,... Continue Reading →
Me and my way finding I was very excited to be doing Trout Run Valley again (my 6th time doing the loop) but due to trail closures (It was been closed off since October???!!!) I had to reschedule for another LM trip. One of my favorite aspects of Trout Run Valley is its proximity to... Continue Reading →
DC UL Backpacking 