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04/04/2019 – Rays on Rainbow

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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 continue with ice ax and micro spikes up the North Face of Rainbow Peak (hopefully) enjoying a beautiful sunset along the way.

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.

02/28/2019 – Bird Creek 20K

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Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird Creek 20K" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

The route has been set for the Bird Creek 20k!    Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Creek trailhead at the end of Konikson Road.   Participants will be delighted by cold temperatures and pillowy snow as we work our way over the gently rolling terrain past the ford site and back.  There will be postholing, and delicate crossings of Penguin and Bird Creeks.  The first six finishers will receive a prize.

12/27/2018 – Falls Creek

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Jesse Gobeli will lead "Falls Creek" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30 p.m at the Falls Creek trailhead.  We will proceed along the main trail, post-hole through the valley, and ascend to the head of the Rainbow Creek drainage.

11/22/2018 – Early Bird

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Rob DeVelice will lead "Early Bird" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 9:00 am (note early time) in the large Bird Creek/Ridge parking lot for this Thanksgiving Daytime outing. The specific route to be taken will depend on the desires of those present.

08/23/2018 – Rounding Error

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Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rounding Error" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30 at the McHugh creek trailhead, lower parking area.  We will bushwhack to Black Mesa following game trails below Rainbow and all the way to Hole-in-the Wall. From there we will head to a secluded mountain tarn, and then to the McHugh Lakes, before returning on the main trail.

08/02/2018 – Call of the Wild

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E. Marquez will lead "Call of the Wild" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Falls Creek Trailhead.  We will start on the main trail but when we approach the main valley we will cross the creek and ascend to the top of the ridge.  We will return the same way.

06/21/2018 – Penguin via the Old Stump Road

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Jesse Gobeli will lead "Penguin via the Old Stump Road" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Creek trailhead at the end of Koniksen Rd.  We will take the main trail past the bridge before plunging into the bushwhack approach to Penguin Peak.  We will return by the standard Penguin Route.

06/14/2018 – Potter

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E. Marquez will lead "Potter" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the weigh station just south of Potter Marsh. We will take the main trail for approximately 1.5 miles before bushwhacking up to the Potter high point.  We will return to the main trail by a different route.