Lee Helzer will lead "Eagle River Jaunt" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.
Meet at the Eagle River Greenbelt trailhead off Eagle River Loop road for a 6:30 departure. This lower key Epic will explore trails traditionally done in the winter. We will check out trails that may or may not have had recent trail maintenance and attempt to view the South Fork Falls.
E. Marquez will lead "Rough on the Edges" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the Wolverine trail to the cairn, before diverting to the high plateau beneath Rusty Point and over the shoulder before descending to the Middle Fork trail and return. Snowshoes are recommended.
Lee Helzer will lead "Beach Day" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
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.
Lee Helzer will lead "Puppies Intro to Epics 101 - Bushwacking" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
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.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Stoners" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Upper Huffman trailhead. We will take a circuitous mix of obscure trails mixed with bushwhacking, possibly crossing the Middle Fork of Campbell Creek returning via a loop route.
E. Marquez will lead "Thanksgiving Day Epic" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 9:30 a.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will complete an out and back to Potter on the Turnagain Arm trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "Potter Marsh Watershed Park Exploration" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet for a 6:30pm departure at Moen Park off Golden View Dr. We will explore trails in the proposed Potter Marsh Watershed Park. Snowshoes advised.
https://greatlandtrust.org/press-release-great-land-trust-to-create-new-300-acre-anchorage-park-above-potter-marsh/
E. Marquez will lead "O'Malley Cabin route" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Hillside trailhead off Abbott road. We will complete a loop trail to Prospect Heights and the intersection of Wolverine and Near Point trail and return.
E. Marquez will lead "Near Point" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the trailhead at the end of Basher Road (next to the military fence). We will proceed on the road to the trailhead and take the trail to Near Point. We will return by the same route. Snowshoes may be needed.
E. Marquez will lead "Thanksgiving Day Epic" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead (gravel lot to the south if the trailhead parking is not open). We will complete an out and back to Potter along the scenic Turnagain arm trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "Jodhpur Jaunt Reversal" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet that the Jodhpur Trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will drop down to the high tides of the tidal flats then proceed north west. We will return via the high grounds of the bluff.
Lee Helzer will lead "Jodhpur Jaunt" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet that the Jodhpur Trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will head along the bluff then inspect the tidal flats on the return.