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04/24/2025 – Rays on Rainbow

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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

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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

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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

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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.

11/07/2024 – You Are Not Forgotten

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Lee Helzer will lead "You Are Not Forgotten" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.

Our 12th Annual Pow/MIA ascent.

Meet at 6:15pm in the parking area at the start of Eklutna Lake road. Due to limited space we will carpool to a 4ish car gravel pullout at about mile 4.5 on Eklutna Lake Road by electric pole 74. We will then hike up the road to electric pole 85 where we will depart the road and head up to Gold Star Peak then head over to Mount POW/MIA, pay homage, and return. Micro-spikes and ice axe recommended. Please allow extra time for traffic delays.

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10/10/2024 – Penguin Valley Exploration

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Lee Helzer will lead "Penguin Valley Exploration" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at the Bird Valley trailhead at the end of Konikson road for a 6:30 departure.  We will follow the Penguin Creek trail to its end.  We will continue exploration up valley via heavy bushwhacking for as far as time allows then return beaten up and battered by Mother Nature for attempting something so foolish.

09/19/2024 – Sixmile Creek

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Lee Helzer will lead "Sixmile Creek" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Peters Creek.

Meet at the Peters Creek Trailhead for a 6:30 departure.  We will head out the Peters Creek trail.  Just after Fourmile Creek we will head up the ridge and follow it until after Sixmile creek and descend south for the return.

08/22/2024 – How Low will It Go?

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Lee Helzer will lead "How Low will It Go?" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.

Meet at the concrete soccer ball near the Kincaid Chalet for a 6.30 departure.  We will head to the coast and see how low the tide is then follow the water north doing our best to avoid quicksand.  Expect muddy feet.  We will return via trails and bushwhacking.