10/30/2025 – Mchuch Scree

Posted on October 26, 2025 by jgobeli

“October Country... that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and midnights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun. That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain...” ― Ray Bradbury, The October Country

E. Marquez will lead "Mchuch Scree" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.

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.

Turnagain Arm

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10/23/2025 – Kincaid ramble

Posted on October 22, 2025 by jgobeli

The leaves are falling all around, time I was on my way Thanks to you, I'm much obliged for such a pleasant stay But now it's time for me to go, the autumn moon lights my way For now I smell the rain, and with it pain, and it's headed my way...Led Zeppelin

Jesse Gobeli will lead "Kincaid ramble" with an estimated duration of 2 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Raspberry Road trailhead (just outside the gate). We will take a mix of trails on a short ramble through the park.

West Anchorage

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10/16/2025 – Rusty

Posted on October 12, 2025 by jgobeli

“When the stomach is full it is easy to talk of fasting.” St. Jerome

E. Marquez will lead "Rusty" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.

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.

The Chugach Front Range

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10/09/2025 – Flaketop Reverse

Posted on October 8, 2025 by jgobeli

“But there is greater comfort in the substance of silence than in the answer to a question.” ― Thomas Merton

Jesse Gobeli will lead "Flaketop Reverse" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the powerline trail out for a few miles, and find a suitable point of ascent directly to the summit of Flaketop. We will return via the ridge.

The Chugach Front Range

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10/02/2025 – Sheep Thrills

Posted on September 28, 2025 by Lee Helzer

"Just think like a cloud - float around the sky and have a good time" ~by Unknown

Lee Helzer will lead "Sheep Thrills" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.

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.

Turnagain Arm

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09/25/2025 – Potter Hill Climb

Posted on September 22, 2025 by jgobeli

“If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection.” ― St. John of the Cross

E. Marquez will lead "Potter Hill Climb" with an estimated duration of 3.5 hours.

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.

Turnagain Arm

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09/18/2025 – Puppies Intro to Epics 101 – Bushwacking

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Lee Helzer

"Soon we will be out numbered"

Lee Helzer will lead "Puppies Intro to Epics 101 - Bushwacking" with an estimated duration of 2.5 hours.

Meet at the Upper Huffman Trailhead for a 6:30 departure. On this Epic we will introduce puppies to single track trails, animal trails, bushwhacking, and river crossings while being cold and wet.

We’ll investigate a new bridge on the Campbell Gorge Trail and perform minimal trail maintenance along the way. We will target an 8:55 return to avoid locked gates and exhausted puppies.

This epic will be more hiking than running.

West Anchorage

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09/11/2025 – No Man’s Land

Posted on September 9, 2025 by jgobeli

"The river’s tent is broken: the last fingers of leaf Clutch and sink into the wet bank. The wind Crosses the brown land, unheard. The nymphs are departed. Sweet Thames, run softly, till I end my song. The river bears no empty bottles, sandwich papers, Silk handkerchiefs, cardboard boxes, cigarette ends Or other testimony of summer nights. The nymphs are departed." T. S. Eliot, The Waste Land

Jesse Gobeli will lead "No Man's Land" with an estimated duration of 3 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the Near Point trail, but before we reach the summit we will divert to the southern face, and traverse the copious blueberry fields all the way to the Pass. We will make our way back down through No Man’s Land for the return trip.

The Chugach Front Range

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09/04/2025 – Harp from South Fork

Posted on September 2, 2025 by jgobeli

"The fruits of the earth are not brought to perfection immediately, but by time, rain and care; similarly, the fruits of men ripen through ascetic practice, study, time, perseverance, self-control and patience. "Anthony the Great

E. Marquez will lead "Harp from South Fork " with an estimated duration of 4 hours.

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.

Eagle River - South

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08/28/2025 – Rocky Lake

Posted on August 27, 2025 by jgobeli

“Rummaging in our souls, we often dig up something that ought to have lain there unnoticed.” ― Leo Tolstoy

Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rocky Lake " with an estimated duration of 4.5 hours.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the Nintendo Hill trail to the ballfield, cross the ballfield, drop down to Williwaw lakes, and head back for a circumnavigation of Rocky Lake. We will return by the Middle Fork trail.

The Chugach Front Range

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08/21/2025 – Rocky Lake

Posted on August 19, 2025 by jgobeli

“Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything.” ― Saint Teresa of Avila

E. Marquez will lead "Rocky Lake " with an estimated duration of 4.5 hours.

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.

The Chugach Front Range

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08/14/2025 – California Tarn Redo

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Lee Helzer

"The sun beams are always there. The trick is in seeing them." ~Laurence Gonzales

Lee Helzer will lead "California Tarn Redo" with an estimated duration of 4 hours.

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.

The Chugach Front Range