E. Marquez will lead "Winter Wonderland" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 9:00 a.m. (NOTE EARLIER TIME) at the Hillside trailhead off Abbott Road for the Christmas Eve Morning Epic. We will follow trails to North Bivouac, then along the powerline to Basher, then to the Lost Cabin and Prospect Heights, and then the gasline trail back to the start.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Botanical Recon" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Windy Corner parking area on the Seward Highway. We will begin on the Turnagain Arm Trail for a couple of kilometers and then diverge upslope via scramble and bushwack towards Sheep Thrills Ridge botanizing along the way. We will return after about one hour by the same route.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Bird Ridge Low Down" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 in the Bird Ridge Mega-Parking Lot. We will proceed on the paved and wooden trail to the old lot and then head straight up through the woods, meadows, and rock bands to Bird Ridge. From there we will hop across the trail and head down towards Bird Creek and out.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Multiple Choice" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm outside the gate at the McHugh parking area. We will head out on the Turnagain Arm and McHugh Lake trails to a overlook. From there choices will be made on where to proceed.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Valentines Evening Sledding Fest" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Indian Valley Trailhead. We will pull sleds up the Powerline Trail to a high point. We will then hop on the sleds for a speedy return.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Early Bird" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 9:00 am (note early time) in the large Bird Creek/Ridge parking lot for this Thanksgiving Daytime outing. The specific route to be taken will depend on the desires of those present.
Lee Helzer will lead "Sleep Deprivation" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Glen Alps parking lot for a 6:30 departure. We will head up Nintendo Hill to Little O’Malley. We will descend the west ridge and return via the Middle for trail.
micro-spikes recommended.
Lee Helzer will lead "Kincaid Ramble" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at little Campbell Lake for a 6:30 departure. We’ll ramble around trails and return.
Rob DeVelice will lead "High on Potter" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the parking area at the south end of Potter Marsh (where mail boxes are). We will car pool to a “secret lot” in Potter Heights from whence we will proceed towards McHugh Saddle in out and back fashion.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Bird Ridge Off Trail" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the original Bird Ridge Trailhead parking lot (not the mega quarry lot). We will blast straight up the slope through forests and meadows to a high point, hop across the Bird Ridge Trail and head down via bushwhack towards Bird Creek and the start/finish area. Most of the route is off trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "Slowly Getting Back into it" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Glen Alps Trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will run/hike toward Grey Lake. This will be a low key Epic.
Lee Helzer will lead "Gimping Along" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet in the Jodhpure parking lot of Kincaid park for an easy ramble along well established trails. The running pace will be slow and bikes are a good alternative if you don’t feel like running.