travel light, wake early, walk far
This trip was centered around a permit that Erik's PCT buddy Brian (Patches) managed to get; 3 DCUL'ers from Seattle and DC (myself, Kyle, and Doug) ended up joining Brian with varying degrees of last minute planning. Many of us were meeting for the first time on trail, but the beauty of long distance backpacking... Continue Reading →
A long-trail sized thank you to every one of you who committed time, money, exasperation, love, and blisters to DC UL Backpacking over the years. That is everything.
Happy July, backpackers. We’ve entered official summer in D.C. Escape the heat and humidity with us on an upcoming event. Kylie and Karan will share highlights from their year traveling the globe as part of the D.C. Public Library’s “Trips of a Lifetime” series. These talks are often a good time so join us on July... Continue Reading →
There’s no way around it -- dropping ~800 feet only to know that you need to reclimb it just plain sucks.
I anticipated steamy, hot temperatures; lots of biting insects and ticks; and plenty of stinging nettles on overgrown trails in (relatively) less frequented areas of the park
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