Lee Helzer will lead "O'Malley's White Shoulder" with a duration of 3.5 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 the brand new trail 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.
E. Marquez will lead "McHugh Peak" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rabbit Creek trailhead. We will take the main trail for a mile and then we will plunge down to the creek, and ascend to McHugh Peak. We will return by a similar route.
Lee Helzer will lead "Sheep Thrills" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet for a 6:30 departure from the Windy Corner 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 "A Little Rusty" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the middle fork trail to the bridge, then ascend directly to Rusty Point. We will follow the ridge for a time and then drop back down to the middle fork. We will then meet up with the trail back to the trailhead.
E. Marquez will lead "Ship Lake Pass" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the trail towards Hidden Lake and to Ship Lake Pass. We will pass behind the Wedge on sheep trails, drop back down towards Powerline Pass trail and return.
Lee Helzer will lead "Upper Highway Route" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. We will be taking the Upper Highway route to the summit ridge directly above the trailhead. Bring a favorite item of pruning equipment, trail repairs will be made along the way.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Old Stump Road" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Creek trailhead at the end of Konikson Road. We will take the main trail almost to the bridge, where we will bushwack along the Old Stump Roads before heading directly to the shoulder of Penguin Peak. We will descend by the standard Penguin Peak trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Rusty Point" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet in the Prospect Heights trail head for a 6:30 departure. We will head up the Wolverine trail to the large cairn then diverge and head south to Rusty Point for an out and back.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Upper Highway Route" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. We will be taking the Upper Highway route to the summit ridge directly above the trailhead. Bring a favorite item of pruning equipment, trail repairs will be made along the way. We may explore some additional bushwhacking opportunities on the way up or down.
Lee Helzer will lead "Goose Lake Trot" with a duration of 1.5 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet in the Goose Lake Park parking lot for a 6:30 departure. This kid friendly epic will attempt to circumnavigate Goose Lake with an option to swim or standup paddle board upon successful completion of the route.
E. Marquez will lead "Rabbit Lake Loop" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rabbit Lake trailhead at the end of Canyon Road. We will run the main trail to Rabbit Lake, circumnavigate the lake and ascend the Pass behind the lake before dropping down to Powerline Pass. We will run the Powerline trail back to Peak 2, and ascend up and over the Pass to the trailhead.
Lee Helzer will lead "Eklutna River Exploration" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.
Meet in the medium pullout on the left (north) side of Eklutna Lake Road at around mile 2.4 (just past the Ernie Turner Center) at 6:15 for a car shuttle to the Eklutna Lake Trailhead. We will tour the Eklutna River and exit to our car.