[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 →
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Trip Report: Snow-Covered MST Multi-Section Splurge. Did I say snow?
[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 →
And Then There Were Two: LM: Trout Run Valley July 5-7, 2024
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 →
Trip Report: “Feels Like the First Time” Ultra-LM (Kennedy Peak at Massanutten, Va) (June 14-15) (9 miles)
You’ve probably heard of us. They are calling us the “Kennedy Peak Four.” I always hated that tag. To my ears it makes us sound like a boy band, as in: “Now opening for the Backstreet Boys, the Kennedy Peak Four!” However, I cannot deny the national interest in us. Most of what you’ve read... Continue Reading →
In Dune, You Ride the Worms; In LHHT, The Worms Ride You — Trip Report, Laurel Highlands
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 →
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