Shenandoah Shenanigans: The Sequel

OVERVIEW

Howdy fellow lovers of dirt,
Has this perfect fall weather been putting you in the mood for some EPIC backpacking? Well you’re in luck because Chelsea and I are running back our beautiful, fall-foliage-and-riddle-filled backpacking trip from last year!

We are pumped to take advantage of this beautiful weather with an overnight backpacking trip through the Brown Rocky Mountain trail !! Located in Shenandoah National Park (an hour away from the ville), we’ll be doing a 10 ish mile loop and hitting some absolutely stunning views otw (here’s the info if ur interested: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/virginia/brown-rocky-mountain-trail)

We listed this trip as intermediate because we’re hoping to keep a slightly faster pace (since we’re getting a later start) and this can be a challenging route. Remember you’re hiking 10 miles with all of your stuff on your back! THAT SAID you definitely DONT need tons of backpacking experience / chelsea and I will certainly be taking some breaks along the way as well 🙂

THE PLAN:
Friday
3:00 PM meet at echols dorm and head to the mountains
4:00 arrive and get hikin! (∼5 miles)
6:30 (ish?) set up camp and eat din!!
9/10 go to bed?
Saturday
7 AM sunrise + brek
8:30 AM pack up and finish the loop! (another 5 miles!)
We should be back in cville by around 2 wooooo

WHAT YOU SHALL BRING:
-backpacking backpack
-sleeping bag + sleeping pad
-WATER! 3-4 L
-hiking shoes
-clothes + layers cuz it will be chilly (avoid cotton)
-rain jacket*
-trash bag to rainproof clothes and gear*
-headlamp
-bowl and utensils
-breakfast/snacks/lunch? (we will bring pasta dinna but bring extra food if you’d like!)
-toiletries
*The forecast is predicting rain on Saturday morning/afternoon, so please remember to bring any rain gear you may want/need!

WHAT WE SHALL BRING:
-tents
-pocket rocket, pot, fuel
-first aid kit
-din din

If you’re missing any gear on the list grab it from the gear room! Gear room hours are sent out via email every week and if you have any questions / need Chelsea of I to pick up gear for you just text one of us (Chelsea: 210-859-9391, Emi: 703-946-3329)

We need one more nps pass so you will get priority off the waitlist if you have one!!