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Meet with people who like adventures - getting thrills through adventurous sports like camping, caving, climbing, hiking, kayaking, skiing, skydiving, whitewater rafting, just to name a few.
We also do festivals and other fun events. and go on day and week long trips.
We plan most of our events for fun as well as adventure.
We camp on many of our events and trust me you will make some cool friends.
We strive for adventure, fun & friendships. So come check us out you won't regret it!
Upcoming events
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Mudhole Gap, VA. - Winter Backpacking
Vienna Metro (north), Virginia Center Blvd, Vienna, VA, USThis is a short one overnight backpacking trip, NO A DAY HIKE, not a cabin/car camping event, we will be carrying on our backs all what we need whit us from star to end of trip.
Maybe your pass-of-right if you have never winter backpack before and want to test your cold weather gear.
Considered an easy/moderate backpacking trip in Spring, Summer or Fall, not such thing in winter conditions.
PS: The first 3 miles will totally kick you'r behind due to elevation gain so be ready, the rest will be easier.
At 13 miles the Mudhole Gap loop isn't as difficult as a lot of shorter hikes. After we compete the first 3.8 miles to the ridge line near Meneka Peak the remaining 3/4 of the hike is either downhill or mostly flat, with the exception of a gradual ascent on the back loop. Little Passage Creek that runs through Mudhole gap is beautiful in the spring when the water is running with snow melt, I have never be there in cold weather conditions, this will be my first full winter visit.
GEAR LIST
What you need to bring:
1.) Tent
2.) Sleeping bag rate 15F
3.) Sleeping pad
4.) Rain suit
5.) Warn hat-globes
6.) Extra pair of socks.
7.) Backpacking stove + pot/cup/dish/spoon
8.) Dehydrate food for yourself.
9.) Big mouth bottle NOT camelback since the house will froze.
10.) Snacks/sandwich/power bar, etc.
11.) Water - I do recommend at least 2 lither.
12.) Water purification system
13.) Micro spikes (a must have)
IMPORTANT:Saturday everybody take breakfast at home or on your way to meetup location (Vienna-Metro), or we can stop at any food place around, lunch will we on the trail while we are on the move, you NEED to bring food for Saturday dinner and breakfast/lunch on Sunday + snack/water/drinks for both days wile we walk in and out, again we will stop for lunch and/or dinner on our way back home.
Trail map to be follow in PDF format:
http://www.hikingupward.com/GWNF/MudholeGap/images/Map.pdf
GPS Coordinates: 38.934576, -78.320073
link to trailhead
Carpool: Don't forget if you want a ride or are willing to offer a ride – be a friend to the environment, save money, and make friends by just posting a message!!
Have a ride: Please post where you are coming from, what time, and how many spots you have.
Need a ride: Post that you need a ride and contact any offers via e-mail for those that are offering rides.8 attendees
•OnlineFeatured International Meetup Trips for 2025 & 2026
OnlineThis Zoom Overseas Q & A is a monthly event.
Video Link: https://meet.google.com/irp-rnyi-fgb No software or download needed. Just open in a browser.
The date gets moved right before the event occurs. This way all the links posted to events keep working.
We have some truly EPIC Overseas events ahead. And Epic Adventure leads to Copious Questions.
To solve that . . . Let's Talk! Join us for a Q & A Zoom where you can ask all your Q's and get all your A's.
SCHEDULE
6:00 to 7:30pm PST is Q & A about our Overseas Events.
Such as Costa Rica, Japan Fall Colors, Angkor Wat, Everest Base Camp, Meetup On The Orient Express, Machu Picchu, Spain and Portugal...
7:30 to 9pm PST Is about camping stuff. Newbie Q's. Gear. Food. Camping Tips.
Including Q & A and about specific local trips/events.
Click Here for the The Local Events and Beginner Camping ZOOM event
To join the zoom FILL OUT THIS GOOGLE FORM and/or RSVP to this event. We will email direct on the day of, to remind you.
What to talk about? Most of the convo will be on the following:
Sep 12, 2025 Bali & Singapore Journey (filled)
Oct 12, 2025 Jordan: Dana to Petra Trek with Wadi Rum (filled)
Oct 19, 2025: Petra to the Pyramids. Dead Sea, Sphinx & Nile (filled)
Nov 27, 2025 Catalina & Ensenada -- Thanksgiving Weekend Cruise
Feb 20, 2026 Northern Lights. A Scandinavian Odyssey!
Feb 28, 2026 India's Golden Triangle with HOLI and Dubai
Mar 29, 2026 Cherry Blossoms in Japan
Jun 5, 2026 Costa Rica Eco Adventure
Jun 18, 2026 Mt Kilimanjaro Trek! One of the 7 Summits
Jun 27, 2026 Serengeti Photo Safari! Africa’s Best Wildlife Show
Jul 05, 2026 Gorilla Trekking in Uganda and Rwanda
Aug 03, 2026 Alaska Inside Passage & Glacier Cruise from San Francisco
Sep 09, 2026 France Culinary Explorer! Food
Sep 20, 2026 Meetup on the Orient Express
Dec 04, 2026 Vietnam & Cambodia (with Angkor Wat)
Mar 06, 2027 Galapagos Islands Expedition
Apr 25, 2027 Everest Base Camp Yoga Trek:
To receive detailed itinerary on ANY of our events . . . CLICK HERE to fill out our google form.
Our events are all very safe, fun, curated, and organized.
Questions about Hotels, Flights, Meals, Museums, Power Plugs, Converters, Money Conversion or whatever!!
All the folks currently signed on to our events are invited to come and ask all the Q's and get all the deets they want to. They will also get them in writing too, but we know a lot of folks rather a face and voice compared to an email. It's that whole human interaction thing!
**To join the zoom FILL OUT THIS GOOGLE FORM **We will email direct on the day of to remind you.138 attendees
Past events
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