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!About a dozen of us from the Potomac Mountain Club headed out for a day trip to climb at the relatively off-the-beaten path crag known as Indian Grave Ridge. The crag is located about halfway …
Melting on Little Devils Stairs and Baking on Buzzard Rocks in Virginia
This past weekend we reached the pinnacle of the DC heatwave with temps soaring to 105 degrees in the city and planes literally melting into the tarmac at the airport… With the oppressively hot weather in the forecast, there was only one thing to do—escape to the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains in search of at least slightly cooler temps. This …
Backpacking Duncan and Strickler Knob in Virginia’s Massanutten Mountains
Check out the Duncan and Strickler Knob trip report I put together as a guest post on SectionHiker.com. I’ve been following Philip’s blog for a few years now and it’s an honor to have a post featured on his site. Be sure to click through to read about the Duncan and Strickler Knob trip and definitely follow his blog–it features …
Sunburns, Handguns, and Hypothermia: 32 Miles through the Massanuttens
“Don’t be intimidated by my gun, I always carry it. I gotta concealed weapons permit fer it, as well.” “Uhh, okay,” I responded, not even realizing at that point that my fellow shelter companion had a handgun strapped to his waist. My friend Chris and I had just arrived at the Little Crease Shelter in the Massanutten’s not more than …