While sitting around having a few too many IPA's around my dining room table, we came to the realization that we hadn't set up a tent since last year in the George Washington National Forest. So what did we do? We got too many some more beer, loaded up the trucks, and dusted off the iPad to head out and run a few roads we'd been meaning to check out. Traveling from Northern … [Read more...]
GW National Forest – Long Run Road
With the DirtRoadTrip Winter Camp Out right around the corner, we gathered up the crew to do a quick scouting run around George Washington National Forest. The previous Summer Camp Out was hosted at an excellent site directly off of Long Run Road, and we were looking for a change of scenery. In the past we had covered a lot of the trail in the same vicinity, but we'd never … [Read more...]
Winter Camp Out 2016 – Details
The DirtRoadTrip 2016 Winter Camp out is fast approaching, here’s everything you need to know in order to find us. Date: Saturday, February 6 – Sunday February 7, 2016 Time: We’ll be setup by 11:00 AM and we’ll just be hanging out for the day Where: 38°34'43.3"N 79°02'10.1"W The coordinates above are for the entrance to our camp site, it’s a well worn 2 … [Read more...]
Fall Camping in George Washington National Forest
Some weekends, all you want is a quick, relaxing getaway to a familiar place. Not pushing any vehicular limits (VOT...) or braving some obscene weather conditions (read: Overland Expo East...). Becca and I managed to escape one early September weekend for just this kind of excursion in the midst of a million other things going on. We decided in Friday night that we both were … [Read more...]
Summer 2015 Camp Out – After Action Report
Last weekend Ben and I hosted the first ever DirtRoadTrip Summer 2015 Camp Out and we were able to meet readers of the site from all over the Mid-Atlantic. With the help of our contributor David, we were able to locate a top-notch camping spot in the George Washington National Forest. After a survey mission that was carried out by some local ADV riders and our own Jason … [Read more...]