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11/15/2018 – You Are Not Forgotten

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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.

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10/04/2018 – Flaketop

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E. Marquez will lead "Flaketop" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at the Rabbit Lake trailhead at 6:30 p.m. – take Upper DeArmoun to Canyon Road and then Canyon Road to the end.  We will ascend to Flaketop via the ridge and return.

09/27/2018 – O’Malley’s White Shoulder

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Lee Helzer will lead "O’Malley’s White Shoulder" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 in the Glen Alps parking lot.  We will depart the fall colors as we know them and embark on a winter journey up Nintendo Hill to the Ball Field.  From the head of the Ball Field we’ll venture over O’Malley’s white shoulder and return via the Powerline trail.

09/13/2018 – Rendezvous Ridge Retry

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Lee Helzer will lead "Rendezvous Ridge Retry" 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.

Note: The road may be closed for military training.  If closed, the backup option will be XXX.  (I need to figure out a backup)

See 2015 https://epicruns.org/?epics=rendezvous-ridge-3

09/06/2018 – Rendezvous Ridge

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Lee Helzer will lead "Rendezvous Ridge" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in JBER.

The military has the road closed. Backup plan is to meet at the mile high trailhead.

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.

See 2015 https://epicruns.org/?epics=rendezvous-ridge-3

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.

05/10/2018 – Bird Flew

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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.

04/12/2018 – The Lost Route

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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.

04/05/2018 – Bermuda Triangle

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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.