03/30/2023 – Rays on Rainbow

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Lee Helzer

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.

03/23/2023 – Jodhpur Jaunt Reversal

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Lee Helzer

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.

03/16/2023 – Repeats

Posted on March 11, 2023 by Lee Helzer

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.

03/09/2023 – Sheep Thrills

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Lee Helzer

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.

03/02/2023 – McMurdo

Posted on February 27, 2023 by jgobeli

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.

02/23/2023 – Nobody Cares

Posted on February 21, 2023 by jgobeli

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.

02/16/2023 – Jodhpur Jaunt

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Lee Helzer

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.

02/09/2023 – Bird Creek 20K

Posted on February 7, 2023 by jgobeli

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.

02/02/2023 – Old Rondy

Posted on January 29, 2023 by jgobeli

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.

01/26/2023 – Lighthouse

Posted on January 24, 2023 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Lighthouse" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at the Rainbow trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will reverse Juzgado de la Nieve navigating via a series of lighthouses.

01/19/2023 – Cross Country

Posted on January 17, 2023 by jgobeli

Jesse Gobeli will lead "Cross Country" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at Glen Alps at 6:30 p.m. We will proceed up Nintendo Hill and cross the ballfield. From there, we will descend through hemlock krummholz to the middle fork trail and a return route at the desires of participants.

01/12/2023 – Another Rusty

Posted on January 8, 2023 by jgobeli

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

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the main trail towards Wolverine, before we leave the trail to follow the creek towards Rusty Point. From Rusty Point, we will make our way back to the Wolverine trail.

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