travel light, wake early, walk far
For the Independence day weekend this year, I was originally considering ideas in the Catskills. Nothing was clicking though and I was losing hope that there would be any interest in a trip. Alex C reached out and said he and Jonathan were interested in something. We discussed a few options and landed on Loyalsock... Continue Reading →
We did 9.3 miles on Saturday with 2,761 feet of gain and 15.6 miles on Sunday with 4,020 feet of gain. Of course, Sunday would have been much easier if I had pushed myself to do Redfield the day before—that being said, we got all three peaks that I wanted to get and added the bonus of Tabletop. It was good to be back up there.
When summer in D.C. comes around, we like to seek out cooler temperatures and Seneca Creek is the perfect spot to escape the heat. It was in the high 50s and windy as Karan, Aileen, and I stopped just before the Spruce Knob parking lot to take some pictures of the sunset. We met Joe... Continue Reading →
New Members'/Applicants' Month: A Smashing Success! DC UL Backpacking hosted 28 new members this month on 8 low mileage (LM) trips. That's a record -- mostly because we've never had a month like this before. Thanks to our assistant organizers (AOs) who planned, coordinated, and led the trips, and welcome to our new members! Events... Continue Reading →
Kudos to the new members on this trip—An, Matthew, Saran, and Tyler—for maintaining high spirits during what turned out to be more of an adventure that we initially planned for a low-mileage trip.
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