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Something about the Wonderland Trail stuck with me out of all the cool trails on my radar. It's popular, and I know multiple folks who had recommended it. It's in Mount Rainier National Park in the Pacific Northwest, a region I'd long wanted to visit. Hiking the loop would add Mount Rainier to my "mountains... Continue Reading →
Message from Jen I’m excited to be a part of reintroducing DC UL Backpacking’s quarterly newsletter. Chandler is building on the great work done by Carrie Price, but he’s been putting a new and refreshed spin on it. You may have already seen articles on our blog from Maddie and Jake as they explore the... Continue Reading →
Maples of the Mid-Atlantic By Maddie Beaudry Fall is here, and hikers everywhere are looking forward to cooler weather and appreciating the lovely fall colors. All deciduous trees will experience some color change, but the leaves of a lot of our common trees like tulip poplar and hickory will turn shades of yellow and brown... Continue Reading →
The Hiking Judge: William O. Douglas and the C&O Canal by Jake Sawyer If you talk to enough members of DCUL, you’ll find a number of lawyers in our club. If he had the chance, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas would have been one of them. Justice Douglas hikes past a lock house on... Continue Reading →
“So, at that point, we were scattered all over the countryside. Emily and Janice had pulled over to camp near Blackwell; Holly was at a hotel in Jersey Shore after getting her leg stitched up; Spider-Man, Logan, Reid, WB, and I had climbed back up the plateau north of Blackwell … Oh, and no one... Continue Reading →
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