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.
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.
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 brushing out any over growth. We will return via Lilly’s trail.
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.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Old Stump Road" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Konikson Road trailhead in Bird Valley. We will head up the main trail past the bridge over Penguin Creek, then we will detour into the forest, cross Penguin Creek and the old stump road, and ascend through hemlock forests to the northwest ridge that leads to Penguin Peak. We will return by the Penguin Peak standard trail.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "South Ridge South Sui" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Falls Creek trailhead. We will take the Sheep Thrills route up and along the ridge towards South Suicide. Somewhere on the ridge we will choose a point of descent to the Falls Creek valley and return.