Lee Helzer will lead "Land of the Giants" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Bird Valley Trail-head at the end of Konikson Rd. for a 6:30 departure. We’ll wonder through a grove of massive cottonwoods on our way to Bird creek. We’ll follow the creek north for a ways and return roughly via the standard trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Beach Party" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at Point Woronzof at the small parking area adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant. This distance run will involve an amalgam of single and multi track trails, eventually reaching the bluffs at Kincaid. Our beach return route will have us dodging ice formations and battling icy headwinds all the way home.
E. Marquez will lead "Smooth on the Edges" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
We will meet at 6:30 at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the main trail towards Wolverine, but then divert onto game trails for a run up towards Rusty Point. We will circle back to the Wolverine trail to complete a Figure 9 route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Hidden Lake" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will run trails to Hidden Lake, explore the frozen lake, and return.
E. Marquez will lead "Nintendo Hill" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights. We will take the powerline trail, ascend Nintendo Hill and return.
E. Marquez will lead "Judgment Call" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillside trailhead. We will proceed along an assortment of trails to the Botanical Gardens and complete a loop route on the return.
Lee Helzer will lead "You Are Not Forgotten" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Peters Creek.
Meet at 6:15pm in the parking area at the start of Eklutna Lake road. Due to limited space we will carpool to a 4 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 recommended. Please allow extra time for traffic delays.
Previous Years:
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Ptarmigan Pass Loop" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Rabbit Creek trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will take the main trail, ascend to Ptarmigan Pass, descend to the powerline trail and return near Peak 2.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rusty" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the middle fork trail, cross the creek, ascend Rusty, scramble along the ridge before descending to the creek and returning.
Lee Helzer will lead "Rendezvous Ridge" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in JBER.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the pull out just before the parking lot at the end of Arctic Valley Road. We will head up to Rendezvous Peak then take the ridge back to exceptional berry picking. After our mouths are blue and bellies full we’ll descend towards Ship Creek and catch a trail maintained by the local moose and bear population.
Lee Helzer will lead "Black Lake Dip" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Glen Alps for a 6:30 departure. We’ll sneak up Little O’Malley then traverse the Ballfield to Black Lake where the brave will take a chilling dip. We’ll return via the Middle Fork Trail.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Flipping the Bird " with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Bird Valley Trailhead at the end of Konikson Road in Bird. We will leave a vehicle there and car pool to the start along the Bird to Gird Bike Path. From there we will bushwack steeply up towards the tower on Penguin Ridge and out via the Penguin Peak Trail.