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.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Falls Creek" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Falls Creek trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will proceed up the main trail and proceed as far as we can get. Snowshoes may be necessary.
E. Marquez will lead "Trotting Around Rainbow" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Rainbow trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We’ll take the main trail west then depart the comfort of the main trail for a bushwhack up a small wooded ravine. We should meet the main Rainbow trail for the descent.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Remembering Summer" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the weigh station off of the Seward Highway just south of Potter Marsh. For this solstice epic we will think about summer as we complete an out and back on the Turnagain arm trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Potter Overlook" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Seward Highway weigh station just south of Potter Marsh at 6:30. We will run to mile 2 of the Turnagain Arm trail where we will bushwhack to the top of the ridge. At the turnaround point we will head straight down to the trail and return.