Jesse Gobeli will lead "McHugh Drainage II" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:20 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will carpool to the Rainbow trailhead for a 6:30 p.m. start. We will ascend to Hole-in-the-Wall, and from there we will head directly down through the McHugh Creek drainage, cross the creek and return via the McHugh lakes trail.
E. Marquez will lead "McHugh Drainage" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:20 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will carpool to Telephone pole rock for a 6:30 p.m. start. We will ascend to the saddle between Black Mesa and Rainbow, and from there we will head directly down through the McHugh Creek drainage, cross the creek and return via the McHugh lakes trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Ridge trailhead (the small original lot). We will head into the Valley before turning uphill to ascend directly to the Bird Ridge high point. For the return, we plan to divert directly down to the Indian Valley trail. From Indian Valley, we will follow the powerline back to the start.
Lee Helzer will lead "Sheep Thrills" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at Windy Corner trailhead at 6:15. We will carpool to Falls Creek trailhead where we will head up the “new” trail to Sheep Thrills ridge, a variation of one of Rob’s favorite routes. We will return via Lilly’s trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Bear Valley" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Weight Station just south of Potter Marsh. We will take the Turnagain Arm trail for about a mile before jumping off to ultimately ascend Potter Overlook. This time, we will track down towards Bear Valley, and run the roads back to the trailhead.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Potter Overlook" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Weight Station just south of Potter Marsh. We will take the Turnagain Arm trail for about a mile before jumping off to ultimately ascend Potter Overlook. We will make our way back down by a direct route to the main trail for the return.
E. Marquez will lead "Sideshow Bob" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Ridge trail parking lot (the Mega-Lot in the old quarry). This epic will complete an out and back along the banks of Bird Creek. We will enjoy sightings of the prolific Sideshow Bob ferns along the way.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "No Disco" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. We will be taking the lower (No Disco) trail towards the headwaters of Rainbow Creek. Past the creek, we will change direction and traverse steep slopes to the bowl below Hole in the Wall. From there we will complete a loop back to the trailhead. There is likely to be significant route finding and bushwhacking due to the volume of deadfall and blowdown on the route.
Lee Helzer will lead "Upper Highway" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Rainbow trailhead. We will take the Upper Highway trail as an out and back or bushwhack back to the Turnagain trail for the return.
Lee Helzer will lead "Rays on Rainbow" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
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.
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.
Lee Helzer will lead "How far does it go?" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Indian Valley Trailhead at the end of Boretide Road.
We will head up the Powerline Trail until around 1,800ft where we will leave the beaten path and follow trails built by fairies in search of a mythical new trail which we will ideally return by.