"If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness." St. Therese of Lisieux
E. Marquez will lead "Bear Valley" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Weight Station just south of Potter Marsh. We will take the Turnagain Arm trail for about a mile before jumping off to ultimately ascend Potter Overlook. This time, we will track down towards Bear Valley, and run the roads back to the trailhead.
Turnagain Arm“I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations — one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it — you will regret both.” ― Soren Kierkegaard
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Potter Overlook" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Weight Station just south of Potter Marsh. We will take the Turnagain Arm trail for about a mile before jumping off to ultimately ascend Potter Overlook. We will make our way back down by a direct route to the main trail for the return.
Turnagain Arm
Lee Helzer will lead "The Goat" with an estimated duration of 1 hour.
The GOAT a.k.a. Rob DeVelice, the Thursday Evening Epic Runs founder has been fighting Parkinson’s and loved ones fear that battle will be lost soon. Please join us at Rob’s house for this weeks Epic at 6:30pm. Send me a text if you need directions. 740-504-9889.
West Anchorage"quote" ~by whom
E. Marquez will lead "Sideshow Bob" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Ridge trail parking lot (the Mega-Lot in the old quarry). This epic will complete an out and back along the banks of Bird Creek. We will enjoy sightings of the prolific Sideshow Bob ferns along the way.
Turnagain Arm“Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief” ― Cicero
Jesse Gobeli will lead "No Disco" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. We will be taking the lower (No Disco) trail towards the headwaters of Rainbow Creek. Past the creek, we will change direction and traverse steep slopes to the bowl below Hole in the Wall. From there we will complete a loop back to the trailhead. There is likely to be significant route finding and bushwhacking due to the volume of deadfall and blowdown on the route.
Turnagain Arm"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility is being superior to your former self." - Ernest Hemingway
Lee Helzer will lead "Upper Highway" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Rainbow trailhead. We will take the Upper Highway trail as an out and back or bushwhack back to the Turnagain trail for the return.
Turnagain Arm"If we wish not to go backwards, we must run." Pelagius
E. Marquez will lead "No Man's Land" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Dome trailhead adjacent to the military fence at the end of Basher Rd. We will take the trail up the back side of Near Point. From there, we will traverse along the ridge before descending into No Man’s Land. We will make our way back to the Wolverine trail, and ultimately run Basher road back to the start.
The Chugach Front Range"Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote, The droghte of March hath perced to the roote, And bathed every veyne in swich licóur Of which vertú engendred is the flour;" Geoffrey Chaucer, the Canterbury Tales
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Black Mesa Loop" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.
Meet at 6:30 in the Telephone Pole Rock parking area (on the left after Beluga Point) on the Seward Highway. We will head up to the Turnagain Arm Trail and then diverge onto a ridge heading to Black Mesa. We will ascend Black Mesa, then loop around the North side, and descend via a different route to the main trail.
The Chugach Front Range"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them." -Frank Herbert
Lee Helzer will lead "Rays on Rainbow" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.
Meet at 6:30 in the Telephone Pole Rock parking area (on the left after Beluga Point) on the Seward Highway. We will head up to the Turnagain Arm Trail and then diverge onto a ridge heading towards the Black Mesa. From there we will asses snow conditions and either continue up the North Face or the south west ridge of Rainbow Peak (hopefully) enjoying a beautiful sunset along the way. Ice axe and micro spikes recommended.
From the summit we will take the standard route back to the Turnagain Arm Trail and return to the cars. There are out and back opportunities for those not desiring partaking in the full enchilada.
Turnagain Arm"Friendship is a thing most necessary to life, since without friends no one would choose to live, though possessed of all other advantages." Aristotle
E. Marquez will lead "Chupacabra Pass" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the main trail to the creek, then begin our ascent in search of the legendary Chupacabra at Ship Lake (aka Chupacabra) Pass. We will return by the same route. Snowshoes are advised, although the prevalence of snow machine tracks should make travel faster.
The Chugach Front Range''Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." ~John Keats
Lee Helzer will lead "Sunset Stroll on the Beach" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.
Meet in the Jodhpur parking lot for a 6:30 departure. We will head out to the beach and soak up as many rays as we can.
West Anchorage"I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves." Ludwig Wittgenstein
Jesse Gobeli will lead "McMurdo " with an estimated duration of 3 hours.
Meet at the Glen Alps trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will take the main trail to the bridge and then ascend to Hidden Lake. The return route will be along the east side of the creek, the Three Headlights route. Snowshoes recommended for the return route.
The Chugach Front Range