Combined Clifftop Cowboy-Camping CBackpacking!!! (INT DOLLY SODS BACKPACKING!!)

OVERVIEW

Helloooo outdoorslings!
Ben has returned from the magical mystical land of acadia to lead ONE MORE sibling duo dolly sods backpacking trip!!!
We were moseying through dolly sods this summer and stumbled upon yet ANOTHER magical mystical CLIFFTOP CAMPSITE that overlooks Canaan Valley and is gorgeous!! And we realized we could COMBINE this campsite cowboy camping c-experience with the first magical mystical cowboy camping campsite clifftop that we’ve been to before! And we want to camp there! And we want you to join us!! FOr this magical mystical cowboy camping adventure!!! yippee
NOTE: We realized in order to combine these two cowboy mystical clifftop magical campsites, this will be a longer trip than the ones we’ve led in the past. This is therefore an INTERMEDIATE backpacking trip- please be comfortable with hiking 10-15 miles in a day with a heavy pack.
ALSO: fun times in dolly sods mean we usually do a COMMUNAL DINNER on Saturday night! This means we bring ingredients for a big ol meal (ben and ev can buy them beforehand) and all partake in scrumptious fare at the top of the cliff!
AND: there is an INCREDIBLE pizza place ~1 hr in to the drive back home. eat pizza. (perhaps bring money if pizza you want.)

ZE PLAN!!
FRIDAY: 5 miles
11am: gather at Echols!
11-2pm: have a fantabulous road trip! caravan to dolly sods!
2pm- ? hike in (5ish miles) and set up camp. … at CLIFFTOP CAMPSITE #1!!
eat dinner, sacrifice a goat, sleep.

SATURDAY: 10-15 miles
wake! depart camp! hike between 10 and 15 miles to CliFfToP CamPSite #2 (distance depends on route we take which depends on how everyone is feeling!*)
*distance actually depends on how well we read the map.
communal dinner, sacrifice a trip member, sleep.

SUNDAY: 9ish miles
Wake! on cliff!!
hike out
go eat PIZZA
return to cville refreshed and enlightened!

YOU BRING:
sleeping bag
sleeping pad
bear bag
FOOD: friday lunch to eat in car, friday dinner, saturday brek + lunch (communal dinner), sunday breakfast and lunch + SNACKS!!
Water bottle + lots of water!! (2-3L)
clothes + LAYERS because dolly sods often gets chilly! + many pairs of socks
sunscreen, hat, bug spray
headlamp and/or flashlight
a goat
toothbrush, toothpaste, any prescriptions, deodorant, etc.
trash bag
flip flops / camp shoes
hand sanitizer
utensils and a bowl

WE BRING:
water filters (many)
bear rope
jetboil + fuel + lighter
pot + lid
shovel
first aid things (ben has a bandaid in his backpack)

that’s all! text us with any questions! you can find our phone numbers in our profiles! 🙂
DISCLAIMER: * we are not actually going to sacrifice any trip members or goats on this trip. please join.*