travel light, wake early, walk far
The original plan for this trip was to hike a ~45 mile loop in the Ramsey’s Draft Wilderness area over the long weekend. However, as the trip approached, weather reports indicated that there was going to be wintry accumulation in the area. Basically, it was looking like a snowshoeing trip. We - that’s Brian, Bryan,... Continue Reading →
As the sun fell Saturday, it was easy to be skeptical of the forecasted snow. The sun had been shining brightly, the skies were clear, and the weather was crisp. It was a good winter day for hiking--and a good weekend to be exploring some well-loved trails in the Great North Mountain area that pulled... Continue Reading →
With the usual winter ADK trips off the table this year, many of us were looking for a novel loop closer to home. Brian suggested Michael’s Green Ridge State Forest trip that had not been repeated since it was first hiked by DCUL in 2013. Karan, Evan, & I were game. So were lots of... Continue Reading →
Leading up to this trip, it seemed like everything was conspiring to make it not happen: the snowpack at 4000’ turned this into a snowshoes-required trip rather than an intro to winter backpacking; Kyle got injured and had to back out; the incoming storm threatened our ability to drive out from the trailhead Sunday morning;... Continue Reading →
A total of five DCULers answered the last minute “invitation” to backpack Duncan and Strickler Knob this weekend. The seven of us (Karan, Ram, Liz, Dmitri, Kevin, Ben and I) convened at the Route 211 parking lot on Saturday morning. We were able to make a timely start at 10am. It was a beautiful day-... Continue Reading →
DC UL Backpacking 