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.
Lee Helzer will lead "Falls Peak" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Falls Creek trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will head up the trail and break off to ascend Falls Peak.
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.
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.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird on a Wire - Variation #1" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 at the Bird Creek trailhead off of Koniksen Road. We will cross Penguin Creek, bushwhack to Bird Creek and follow alongside for several miles before returning to the main trail. There will be some variation from the traditional route.
Rob DeVelice will lead "High on Potter" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the parking area at the south end of Potter Marsh (where mail boxes are). We will car pool to a “secret lot” in Potter Heights from whence we will proceed towards McHugh Saddle in out and back fashion.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird Flew" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Ridge trailhead (the rock quarry mega-lot). We will follow Bird Creek to the falls, then we will select a suitable ascent route to the top of Bird Ridge. We will return by the standard route.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Bird Ridge Off Trail" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the original Bird Ridge Trailhead parking lot (not the mega quarry lot). We will blast straight up the slope through forests and meadows to a high point, hop across the Bird Ridge Trail and head down via bushwhack towards Bird Creek and the start/finish area. Most of the route is off trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "The Return" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Rainbow trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will find the rock, dig it up, and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "The Lost Route" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 at the Rainbow trailhead. We will find the lost trail that leads to the Rainbow creek headwaters and South Suicide Peak. We will proceed to a turnaround point on the ridge, or to South Suicide if conditions permit. We will return by the same route.
Lee Helzer will lead "Bermuda Triangle" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the small Bermuda Triangle pull-out 4.3 miles south of the weigh station on the mountain side of the highway just before Beluga point. If no parking is available park at Beluga Point. We’ll take the Turnagain trail for a bit before heading up the ridge. Expect bushwhacking.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Rite of Spring" with a duration of 1.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the McHugh Parking Area on the Seward Highway. We will tour a mix of craggy areas searching for early spring flora. Crampons and gaiters may be desirable.