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 →

January 1, 2024 0

Trip Report: “Now We Know” (SNP: White Oak Canyon-Stoney Man Mtn-Old Rag Sunrise Loop) (Dec. 2-3, 2023)

Photo: View from Stoney Man Mountain Eight of us sat in a circle eating our dinners and planning our future. We had just completed hiking up White Oak Canyon to Stoney Man Mountain with 2,800 feet of elevation gain only to give it all up down Nicholson Hollow Trail. The short day of only 11... Continue Reading →

December 24, 2023 6

Trip Report: Hazel Country Amble (Shenandoah National Park, St. Mary’s Rock, Buck Hollow, Pine Hill Gap, Pass Mountain) (November 17-19, 2023) (28 Miles)

Ahhhh—a November amble through the Shenandoah National Park (“SNP”)! Piecing together a few trail loops, we DCUL hikers strode up and down the mountains from Pine Hill Gap to Buck Hollow to Mary’s Rock to Pass Mountain. Solid mileage. Short Fall days. Bracing autumn chill. Nearby forest fires fully contained. Three DCULers signed on for... Continue Reading →

November 23, 2023 7

Trip Report: The 2023 4-State Challenge (~44 Miles)

DCUL triumphed at the 4-state challenge this year. 5 hikers started, and 5 hikers finished! And to make things intersting, David O and David U wrote the two halves of the trip report - without seeing what the other person wrote. Well, keep reading below to hear their perspectives! -Karan First Half Written by David... Continue Reading →

October 29, 2023 1

Trip Report: Wet Sock, Dry Sock, Loyalsock (Loyalsock Trail, PA Thru-Hike) (Oct. 6-9, 2023) (59.5 miles)

“The sparrow hops along the veranda, with wet feet.” — Haiku by Masaoki Shiki I officially declare the Loyalsock Trail in Pennsylvania the best long-weekend backpacking trail in the mid-Atlantic. Having long heard praise of it, I weirdly never had the opportunity to experience it. Having now completed a thru-hike, I added it to my... Continue Reading →

October 15, 2023 2

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)

Trip Report: “Now We Know” (SNP: White Oak Canyon-Stoney Man Mtn-Old Rag Sunrise Loop) (Dec. 2-3, 2023)

Trip Report: Hazel Country Amble (Shenandoah National Park, St. Mary’s Rock, Buck Hollow, Pine Hill Gap, Pass Mountain) (November 17-19, 2023) (28 Miles)

Trip Report: The 2023 4-State Challenge (~44 Miles)

Trip Report: Wet Sock, Dry Sock, Loyalsock (Loyalsock Trail, PA Thru-Hike) (Oct. 6-9, 2023) (59.5 miles)

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