travel light, wake early, walk far
This is a trail I'd been looking forward to doing for a long time--it carries a mythical persona amongst fellow DCULers. Karan had to bail on the trip so I stepped in to lead a strong crew of veteran hikers. We all fought our way through DC, MD and PA traffic, weaving and bobbing from... Continue Reading →
I didn’t expect to lead a trip this weekend but I was tagged in at the last minute and found myself on the edge of Caledonia State Park with 10 other DCULers on Saturday morning. Everyone (Laura, Mark, Rose, Aileen, Ben, John, Ephraim, Hayden, Atticus, Sam, and I) gathered in the parking lot and set... Continue Reading →
Every once in a while there comes a trip where the after effects linger on for a long time. This year’s Massanutten Loop aka Death March was one of those. DCUL has come to adore this 70 mile loop laden with rocky ridges. Last year, COVID made us scrap official Massanutten trip plans (although there... Continue Reading →
PATC has greatly improved the route, keeping you on the ridge line, taking you rather opulently maintained footpath to Eagle Rock, where there is a fantastic view. We drank in the views and dried out shelters in the sun. This is an altogether better route by all measures.
Itching to return to some of the well known peaks in Shenandoah, I set up a trip that had us going over Old Rag, Robertson, and Hawksbill. I expected it to be challenging and it was - yet we all did it in fine form and ended up wishing for more. Setting up the trip... Continue Reading →
DC UL Backpacking 