E. Marquez will lead "A Different 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, but at the creek before the Wolverine trail we will break off and bushwhack straight to Rusty Point. After we ascend Rusty, we will return by the main trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Hidden Lake" 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 main trail, ascend to Hidden Lake, explore the lake ice formations and return by a similar route.
Lee Helzer will lead "You Are Not Forgotten" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.
Jesse and Eliseo will lead on my behalf.
Meet at 6:15pm in the parking area at the start of Eklutna Lake road. Due to limited space we will carpool to a 3 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 the monument, pay homage, and return. Micro-spikes recommended. Please allow extra time for traffic delays.
See 11/12/2015 – We Remember, 11/20/2014 – You Are Not Forgotten or 11/14/2013 – You Are Not Forgotten for additional info.
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.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Williwaw" 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 the middle fork trail to Williwaw lakes. We will then climb a ridge to reach the ballfield and return via Nintendo hill.
Lee Helzer will lead "The Long Road to Recovery" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
At 6:30 we will depart from Upper O’Malley trailhead by Shebanof Ave. and Stroganof Dr.
This will be my first Epic back and longest hike to date after my knee injury. The first half of the Epic will be a slow and cautious walk up the Gasline trail linking to the Powerline trail via the Hemlock Knob trail. Once we reach the Glen Alps cut off, I will depart as my knee currently only allows for uphill travel.
Those remaining will step up the pace and jog the Middle Fork trail to a weather/participant dependent creek crossing and exciting bushwhack back to the Rim trail. A series of trails will link runners back to the Upper O’Malley trailhead.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "A Different Wolverine" 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 head to the Middle Fork trail, then bushwhack to the ridge leading to Rusty Point. We will follow the ridge to Wolverine, then drop down to the middle fork valley again and return.
Lee Helzer will lead "Rendezvous Ridge" 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. Jesse and Eliseo will lead on Lee’s behalf up Rendezvous Peak then take the ridge back to berry picking if the local critters haven’t got them all. 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.
E. Marquez will lead "Rabbit Creek Reconnaissance " with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Rabbit Creek Trailhead on Canyon Road. We will drop down and cross Rabbit Creek then head up valley to a point at which we will recross the Creek and return to the parking area via the Rabbit Creek Trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird on a Wire" 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 cross Penguin Creek on our way to exploring the old mining roads and sights of the Bird Creek area. We will visit the 1965 mustang fastback and the waterfalls of Bird Creek. We will follow the creek upstream for a mile or two before bushwhacking back to the main trail and return.
E. Marquez will lead "Near Point from Hillside Park" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Hillside Park parking lot on Abbott Road. We will take the Gasline Trail to Prospect Heights, then continue to Near Point and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird Flew" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Bird Ridge mega parking lot (not the small lot). We will start on the Bird Ridge Trail but will quickly diverge to hidden paths leading to Bird Creek Falls. From there our route will proceed to and up a steep, scrambly, and possibly icy climb to Bird Ridge where we will descend via the main trail. This is a monumental classic.