I was eagerly looking forward to hiking the Quehanna trail. I had heard great things about the trail and the experience from past trips. The recent election stress also added to the reasons to look forward to the trip. I talked to Kyle who was on the trail a month ago. His notes came in... Continue Reading →
Trip Reports & More
Trip Report: Northern Shenandoah Loop
The crew converged on the Little Devils Stairs trailhead. It was a mild mid-autumn morning, a great day for a hike. Up we went, criss-crossing Keyser Run, stepping with care so as not to have wet feet this early in the day. After the recent rains, water was flowing fairly high. On to the Sugarloaf... Continue Reading →
Trip Report: 50-Miles of Accidentally DC UL Adventures in the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania
Photo: Karan You might ask how a trip can be accidentally DC UL. In this case, what started as a Purple Lizard map hike* that I intended to do as yet another solo adventure in this time of socially distancing ended up being shared by email to a few backpacker pals. My rough plan was... Continue Reading →
A story in three acts: Otter Creek Wilderness
On August 16, 1985 Cristin Milioti was born to an Olive-Garden-variety Italian-American family in a quiet suburb of Philadelphia. After dropping out of NYU to pursue acting full-time, Cristin Milioti appeared on popular TV shows such as 30 Rock and The Sopranos. On January 26, 2020 she appeared at the Sundance Film Festival to attend... Continue Reading →
The Pemi Loop
Kylie and I are staying in the North East for a few weeks and we are trying to take full benefit of being close to beautiful mountains. After consulting our good friend, Matt S., for a few hikes in the NH area, we decided to hike the Pemi Loop since it was a short drive... Continue Reading →