"A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool." Moliere
E. Marquez will lead "Nintendo Hill" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will head up Nintendo Hill and then cross the ballfield to the high point, before descending directly to Middle Fork.
The Chugach Front Range“The snow doesn't give a soft white damn whom it touches.” ― E.E. Cummings
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Snow Turtling" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will head up the Powerline trail and connect over to the Middle Fork trail via Campbell Creek Gorge trail and return. Snow shoes advised.
The Chugach Front Range"If you feel like you're losing everything, remember, trees lose their leaves every year, yet they still stand tall and wait for better days to come." ~Japanese Proverb
Lee Helzer will lead "Beach Day" with an estimated duration of 2.5 hours.
Meet at the Jodhpur parking lot for a 6:30 departure. We will head north west along the coast and return via the bluff trail.
West Anchorage"It is easier to look wise than to talk wisely." St. Ambrose
E. Marquez will lead "Lost Cabin Route" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillside trailhead off of Abbott road. We will take the trail to the Gasline trail, to Prospect Heights and then to the Wolverine trail break off. We will return via the Lost Cabin route and down to Bivouac trailhead.
East Anchorage“Nothing great is ever achieved without enduring much.” St. Catherine of Siena
Jesse Gobeli will lead "How Low Will it Go?" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillside trailhead off of Abbott Rd. We will take a circuitous route towards the Botanical Gardens and back searching for the coldest temperatures.
East Anchorage"We all get the exact same 365 days. The only difference is what we do with them" ~Hillary Depiano
Heather Helzer will lead "Nearpoint Figure " with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.
Note earlier start time.
Meet at the Prospect Heights Trailhead for a 3:00pm departure. We will attempt to construct a figure 8 route that includes Near Point and minimizes bushwhacking.
The Chugach Front Range"Bravery test! This is it" ~by Bob Ross
E. Marquez will lead "Christmas Epic" with an estimated duration of 2 hours.
Meet for a 6:30pm departure in Kincaid at the Raspberry parking lot before the bridge. We will ramble about on an undefined route.
West Anchorage
Lee Helzer will lead "Far North Bicentennial Ramble" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.
Meet at the North Bivouac Trail head for a 6:30pm departure. We will ramble about the nicely packed fat bike trails and try not to get too lost. Expect cold temps.
West Anchorage
Rob DeVelice will lead "25th Anniversary Epic" with an estimated duration of 1 hour.
Note early start time of 6:00pm.
For twenty-five years, Thursday Evening Epics have turned an ordinary 6:30 p.m. weeknight into a standing date with adventure and fortitude! From early outings in 2000 to recent classics like Bird Creek 20K, No Man’s Land, Bunny Boots, Rays on Rainbow, McMurdo, Hairy Potter, and dozens more, the theme has stayed the same – adventurous, supportive non-competitive runs/hikes of a few hours where most never go.
Over 1,200 Epics, a loose collection of names on the “leaders” page has quietly built a tradition: Rob, Jesse, Lee, E. Marquez, and many others go every week no matter what the weather or season. We’ve post holed by headlamp our way up peaks and bushwhacked impenetrable valleys, kicked balls through Rarámuri-inspired routes, left footprints on ski tracks, been the only cars left in the parking lot, and sometimes just rambled to “see what’s out there.”
On those Epics we’ve found many hidden trails and visited countless unnamed places that some now have a name on the map like Nintendo Hill, Dicky Bird, Upper Highway, Caballo Blanco, Tortilla Chip Rock, Quadruple Bypass, Path of Destruction, Rough Around the Edges, Tire Iron, Sheep Thrills Ridge, No Mans Land, Black Mesa, Nigra Falls, Ninja Ridge, No Disco, Old Stump Road, Hole in the Wall, Workshop of Horrors, McMurdo, Keg and Ales, Lilly’s Trail, How Low Will it Go, and Sweat Lodge just to name a few.
This 25th-anniversary Epic is a simple walk around the track to reminisce all the perils and favorite adventures, see familiar faces, brainstorm future routes and celebrate Thursday Evening Epic Runs.
Meet at The Dome for a 6:00pm start time. We’ll walk the track for as long as we wish and if participants desire will gather for meal at the participants discretion.
Epic Runs
"The more a man knows, the less he talks." - Voltaire Life / Wisdom
Lee Helzer will lead "McMurdo" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.
Meet at Glen Alps for a 6:30 departure. We will head out to Hidden Lake (AKA McMurdo) to check out the ice and return.
The Chugach Front Range"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around." Willie Nelson
E. Marquez will lead "Thanksgiving Day Epic" with an estimated duration of 2 hours.
Meet at 9 a.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will do an out and back to Potter on the Turnagain Arm trail.
Turnagain Arm“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.” ― Emily Dickinson
E. Marquez will lead "Kincaid ramble" with an estimated duration of 2 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Raspberry trailhead at Kincaid. This route will follow a mix of singletrack trails circuiting the park.
West Anchorage