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DC UL Backpacking will be suspending all trips through the end of March, and then making decisions on a bi-weekly basis about trips in April. The health and safety of our members and our organizers are of utmost concern to us. If you are signed up for any trips, your trip leaders (if they haven’t... Continue Reading →
Pics from the trip: https://photos.app.goo.gl/PbTW1fSeQ3tEcdtT6 Nine people - a mix of applicants and veterans - gathered at Grosvenor metro and drove to the Lost Turkey/John P Saylor trailhead. It was a sunny Saturday morning and we had a beautiful day ahead of us. The drive was smooth and we were on the trail around 11... Continue Reading →
DCUL's latest (maybe first?) encounter with the Thunder Swamp Trail in the Poconos can best be understood as a series of negatives. It's not a particularly pretty trail. There doesn't seem to be any old-growth forests, despite the proximity to so many others. You can sort of get a sense that there are swamps nearby,... Continue Reading →
We know that DC ULers aren't always slogging through mud on the trail. Sometime they're plowing through a great book. March 8 is International Women's Day, so we'd like to highlight some women writing about their transformational experiences in the wilderness. If you've read one of these or have another favorite, feel free to leave... Continue Reading →
Pics from the trip: https://photos.app.goo.gl/wf4qn44nfdDkqcoD8 It felt refreshing as we donned our packs at 9:30 PM, and started hiking the Dragon’s Tooth trail on Friday night. The sky was full of bright stars and the temps were near freezing. When we – that’s Maria, Shane, Mark (Bright Side) and I – got to Lost Spectacles... Continue Reading →
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