E. Marquez will lead "Off Point" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet in the small parking area next to the military land at the end of Basher Dr. for a 6:30 departure. We will head up to Near Point, then down towards the Lost Cabin, then back along neighborhood trails and roads to the trailehead.
E. Marquez will lead "Nintendo Hill" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "Lost Cabin Route" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "Christmas Epic" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet for a 6:30pm departure in Kincaid at the Raspberry parking lot before the bridge. We will ramble about on an undefined route.
E. Marquez will lead "Thanksgiving Day Epic" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 9 a.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will do an out and back to Potter on the Turnagain Arm trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Kincaid ramble" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Raspberry trailhead at Kincaid. This route will follow a mix of singletrack trails circuiting the park.
E. Marquez will lead "Mchuch Scree" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "Rusty" with a duration of 3.5 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 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.
E. Marquez will lead "Potter Hill Climb" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "Harp from South Fork " with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "Rocky Lake " with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "Falls Creek to Indian" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:15 p.m. (note early time) at the Indian trailhead at the end of Boretide road. We will carpool back to the Falls Creek trailhead for a 6:30 start. We will head up the Falls Creek trail and ascend to the small tarn. Then, instead of returning by the same route, we will climb the ridge above the tarn and undertake a substantial bushwhack down through the cliffs and alders to the Powerline trail and back to the Indian trailhead.