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This article may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks!Looking to go backpacking in Virginia? Then you’re in luck because Virginia is underrated when it comes to the outdoors, hiking, and backpacking, in my opinion… I know I certainly didn’t consider it to be a …
Ever gotten off from work on a Friday and wished you could just run off and go camping? But then you’ve got to go home and get everything packed and ready to go… Then, in the end, you don’t go anywhere? Well, keeping a camping go bag packed and ready in the trunk of your car is a great idea. …
A photo essay and trip report of our trek to Colombia’s Sierra Nevada del Cocuy in the South American Andes. Camping, hiking, and enjoying this amazing National Park.
I spent a few days exploring Grand Staircase-Escalante while I was on my Utah national park road trip. One of the unexpected highlights for me was backpacking Coyote Gulch just off of Hole-in-the-Rock Road… though it is technically in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, most begin the Coyote Gulch hike within Grand-Staircase Escalante. This was a hike that came …
Ah, Jersey… The butt of oh so many jokes, and the land of Tony Soprano, Snooki, Bruce Springsteen, and Jon Bon Jovi. But backpacking New Jersey, is there such a thing? Do they even have woods or anything resembling wilderness in the most densely populated state in the country? Turns out they do, as I learned when backpacking Delaware Water …
Virginia is often overlooked when it comes to the great outdoors, but there are some truly incredible hiking and backpacking opportunities in the state and the Virginia Triple Crown is among the best — check out my list of the top six hikes in Virginia, as well. The Triple Crown is a 37-mile backpacking loop that includes three of the …
A group of us from DC UL Backpacking decided we needed a change of pace from Virginia backpacking, so we headed north to Pennsylvania so we could hike the Allegheny Front Trail up near State College, Pennsylvania over the recent three-day weekend. The Allegheny Front Trail (AFT) is a relatively recently completed trail (1998) and which forms a nearly 42-mile loop …
I finally got out to North Fork Mountain with a small crew from DC UL Backpacking… This one has been on my to-do list for awhile now, since I have seen some cool photos from friends that have done it in the past and just because I always notice it while climbing at Seneca (it is the long ridgeline to …