Jesse Gobeli will lead ""the time wherein men live without other security than what their own strength and their own invention shall furnish..."" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Windy Corner trailhead. We will explore a newly identified potential route linkup to the lower Sheep thrills ridge. Leather gloves are advised as there may be a rosebush or two. Choice of return route will be determined by participants.
E. Marquez will lead "Potter Overlook" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will head to mile 2 of the Turnagain Arm trail and then head uphill. We will follow the gulley to the summit of the Potter Creek overlook. This will be an out and back route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Return to No Man's Land " with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Basher trailhead off of Campbell airstrip road. We will run the road to the end, and ascend the northside trail to near Point. We will descend the ridge on the opposite side, traverse through No Man’s Land, and return to the trailhead.
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 wearing bright colors (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, snowshoes, and micro spikes recommended.
From the summit we will take the standard route back to the Turnagain Arm Trail and return to the cars.
Lee Helzer will lead "Jodhpur Jaunt Reversal" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet that the Jodhpur Trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will drop down to the high tides of the tidal flats then proceed north west. We will return via the high grounds of the bluff.
E. Marquez will lead "Repeats" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at Windy Corner at 6:20 pm for a short car pool to Falls creek Trailhead to avoid road running. We will repeat Sheep Thrills route from last week searching for a lost glove.
Lee Helzer will lead "Sheep Thrills" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Correction. Meet for a 6:30 departure from the Falls creek trailhead. We will jog along the highway to the Falls Creek trailhead where we will attempt to follow the proposed new standard route up Sheep Thrills Ridge. We will return via locals trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "McMurdo" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. This will be a fast-paced out and back to Hidden Lake (AKA McMurdo). Snowshoes are recommended.
E. Marquez will lead "Nobody Cares" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. We will take an alternate trail to the ridge adjacent to Rainbow and return.
Lee Helzer will lead "Jodhpur Jaunt" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet that the Jodhpur Trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will head along the bluff then inspect the tidal flats on the return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird Creek 20K" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
The route is in and conditions are right for the Bird Creek 20K! Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Creek trailhead at the end of Konikson Rd. We will journey to the ford site and beyond to a suitable turnaround point on this out and back route. Snowshoes will be the order of the day, as we work our way through dark hemlock forest and deep into soft powder along the creek.
E. Marquez will lead "Old Rondy" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at the Hillside trailhead on Abbott Road. We will follow a combination of trails in a loop route including the Old Rondy trail towards Muldoon and back.