Hope they are each experienced hikers....
Did nobody tell them they won’t be able to drive there, in the event of an EMP, or other road clogging event.
oh...and if they’re coming from D.C. they won’t be armed......
EMP won’t be a road clogging event. Nothing with a computer chip will be running including electricity. Won’t be access any bank funds, gas, credit card usage, or gas. In an instance we are back in the 19th century.