"Anybody can put a little masterpiece on a canvas with just a little bit of practive." ~by Bob Ross
Lee Helzer will lead "How far does it go?" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Indian Valley Trailhead at the end of Boretide Road.
We will head up the Powerline Trail until around 1,800ft where we will leave the beaten path and follow trails built by fairies in search of a mythical new trail which we will ideally return by.
Turnagain Arm“October Country... that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and midnights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun. That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain...” ― Ray Bradbury, The October Country
E. Marquez will lead "Mchuch Scree" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will take the Homestead trail and then ascend the standard scree field to the ridge. We will return by the main trail.
Turnagain ArmThe leaves are falling all around, time I was on my way Thanks to you, I'm much obliged for such a pleasant stay But now it's time for me to go, the autumn moon lights my way For now I smell the rain, and with it pain, and it's headed my way...Led Zeppelin
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Kincaid ramble" with an estimated duration of 2 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Raspberry Road trailhead (just outside the gate). We will take a mix of trails on a short ramble through the park.
West Anchorage“When the stomach is full it is easy to talk of fasting.” St. Jerome
E. Marquez will lead "Rusty" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect heights trailhead. We will take the Wolverine trail to the big cairn. From there, we will set off across the valley and ascend to the low pass on the ridge. We will turn west and take the ridge to Rusty point, before descending to the Middle Fork trail for the return.
The Chugach Front Range“But there is greater comfort in the substance of silence than in the answer to a question.” ― Thomas Merton
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Flaketop Reverse" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the powerline trail out for a few miles, and find a suitable point of ascent directly to the summit of Flaketop. We will return via the ridge.
The Chugach Front Range"Just think like a cloud - float around the sky and have a good time" ~by Unknown
Lee Helzer will lead "Sheep Thrills" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.
Meet at Windy Corner trailhead at 6:15. We will carpool to Falls Creek trailhead where we will head up the “new” trail to Sheep Thrills ridge brushing out any over growth. We will return via Lilly’s trail.
Turnagain Arm“If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.” ― St. John of the Cross
E. Marquez will lead "Potter Hill Climb" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead (lower parking lot). We will take the Turnagain Arm trail to mile 2, then head uphill to the Potter Overlook. We will descend by a varied route.
Turnagain Arm"Soon we will be out numbered"
Lee Helzer will lead "Puppies Intro to Epics 101 - Bushwacking" with an estimated duration of 2.5 hours.
Meet at the Upper Huffman Trailhead for a 6:30 departure. On this Epic we will introduce puppies to single track trails, animal trails, bushwhacking, and river crossings while being cold and wet.
We’ll investigate a new bridge on the Campbell Gorge Trail and perform minimal trail maintenance along the way. We will target an 8:55 return to avoid locked gates and exhausted puppies.
This epic will be more hiking than running.
West Anchorage"The river’s tent is broken: the last fingers of leaf Clutch and sink into the wet bank. The wind Crosses the brown land, unheard. The nymphs are departed. Sweet Thames, run softly, till I end my song. The river bears no empty bottles, sandwich papers, Silk handkerchiefs, cardboard boxes, cigarette ends Or other testimony of summer nights. The nymphs are departed." T. S. Eliot, The Waste Land
Jesse Gobeli will lead "No Man's Land" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the Near Point trail, but before we reach the summit we will divert to the southern face, and traverse the copious blueberry fields all the way to the Pass. We will make our way back down through No Man’s Land for the return trip.
The Chugach Front Range"The fruits of the earth are not brought to perfection immediately, but by time, rain and care; similarly, the fruits of men ripen through ascetic practice, study, time, perseverance, self-control and patience. "Anthony the Great
E. Marquez will lead "Harp from South Fork " with an estimated duration of 4 hours.
Meet at the South Fork Eagle River trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will take the main trail towards the Hanging Valley,and then diverge north to ascend the south face of Harp Mountain. We will return by the same route.
Eagle River - South“Rummaging in our souls, we often dig up something that ought to have lain there unnoticed.” ― Leo Tolstoy
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rocky Lake " with an estimated duration of 4.5 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the Nintendo Hill trail to the ballfield, cross the ballfield, drop down to Williwaw lakes, and head back for a circumnavigation of Rocky Lake. We will return by the Middle Fork trail.
The Chugach Front Range“Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything.” ― Saint Teresa of Avila
E. Marquez will lead "Rocky Lake " with an estimated duration of 4.5 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the main trail and then the Hidden Lake trail. From Hidden Lake, we will ascend the ridge to the east, and then drop directly down to Rocky Lake. We will take the Middle Fork trail back to the trailhead.
The Chugach Front Range