08/14/2025 – California Tarn Redo

Lee Helzer will lead "California Tarn Redo" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at the California Creek trailhead on Crow Creek Road
next to California Creek for a 6:30 departure.  We will head up California Creek trail and make another attempt at getting to the tarn at the head of California Creek below Raggedtop Mountain.  Expect significant bushwhacking, a headlight is advisable.  If raining we may take an alternate route to Gentoo Peak to avoid the carwash.

07/31/2025 – Hole in the wall

Lee Helzer will lead "Hole in the wall" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at the Rainbow trailhead for a 6:30 departure.  We will ascend the Rainbow ridge to Hole in the Wall via  sheep trails and return by trails that may or may not exist.

07/03/2025 – California Tarn

Lee Helzer will lead "California Tarn" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet in the Brundie Rd. parking lot by the Alaska Railroad Girdwood Depot off Toadstool Dr. (road just before Alyeska Hwy) for a 6:30 departure.

We will head toward Bird on the Bird to Gird bike trail then hang a right on the Beaver Pond trail which we will follow to California Creek Trail.  We will follow California Creek trail as far as it goes in hopes of finding a mountain tarn at the end of the valley time permitting.  We will return via the same route.

05/22/2025 – Wolverine Ridge Exploration

Lee Helzer will lead "Wolverine Ridge Exploration" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Glen Alps trailhead.  We will head out to Williwaw Lakes Trail then ascend Wolverine Peak via the south.  From the top we will follow the ridge back as long as time allows and return via Williwaw Lakes trail.

05/15/2025 – Will there Be a Trail

Lee Helzer will lead "Will there Be a Trail" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Upper Indian Creek Trailhead at the end of Boretide Rd.  We will head out the Powerline trail then attempt to find a trail which may or may not exist and return via the Indian Valley trail.

04/24/2025 – Rays on Rainbow

Lee Helzer will lead "Rays on Rainbow" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

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.

04/10/2025 – Soggy Bottoms

Lee Helzer will lead "Soggy Bottoms" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.

Meet at the Abbott Loop Community Park off Elmore for a 6:30 departure.  We will take a random array of trails toward the botanical garden then loop around Far North Bicentennial Park in a meandering tour.

03/13/2025 – Let There Be Light

Lee Helzer will lead "Let There Be Light" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.

Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Campbell Creek Estuary parking lot which is off Selkirk Dr. and Edinburgh Dr.  We will take the coast to Jodhpur and ascend the Bluff.  We will turn around in the vicinity of the Costal Trail and return on the coast chasing the receding tide.  Expect muddy feet.

01/02/2025 – Eagle River Run

Lee Helzer will lead "Eagle River Run" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.

Meet for a 6:30 departure on the north side of Eagle River.  We will start from a small pullout at the intersection of Hidden Haven Dr. and Aleden Ln off VFW Rd.

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We will head up river until open water prohibits progress and then return via Greenbelt trails.  We may take a side detour over to South Fork Falls depending on participant ambitions.