Rob DeVelice will lead "Christmas Eve Chill Outing" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 9 am (note early time) in the McHugh parking area on the Seward Highway. We will explore networks of human, moose, and vole trails.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "The Jewel in the Rough" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Telephone Pole rock parking area just past Beluga Point on the Seward Highway. We will follow the Turnagain arm trail for a ways, ascend the mountain to somewhere below the black mesa massif, and then descend by a different route.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Thanksgiving Daytime Mixup" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 8:30 am (note morning start time) at McHugh parking area on the Seward Highway. Our route will depend on environmental conditions and participant desires.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Aqueous Solution" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Rendezvous with Rob D. at 6:30 pm in the McHugh parking area on the Seward Highway. Our route will vary depending on meteorological conditions but will definitely include a mix of trails, bushwack, and cross country with an expected duration of less than 2.5 hours.
E. Marquez will lead "North Sui" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:15 at the corner of Upper De Armoun and Canyon Rd. We will carpool to the Rabbit Lake trailhead. We will follow the main trail to Rabbit Lake, take Hausers gulley to Windy Pass and North Suicide and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Caballo Blanco" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the lower McHugh Creek trailhead. We will ascend via trails and bushwhacking to the Potter overlook and/or Caballo Blanco Point.
E. Marquez will lead "South Sui" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Falls Creek Trailhead. We will ascend the main trail to the summit of South Suicide, and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "McHugh Ridge" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. in the lower McHugh Creek Parking Lot. We will take an alternate, bushwhack oriented route to the Caballo Blanco summit, and return via the scree field.
E. Marquez will lead "Hole In The Wall" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:15 at the lower McHugh Creek Parking lot. We will carpool to the Rainbow trailhead for a 6:30 start. We will take an alternate trail to the ridge of Rainbow, traverse to the Hole in the Wall, and return via the McHugh Lakes trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Old Stump Road" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Konikson Road trailhead in Bird Valley. We will head up the main trail past the bridge over Penguin Creek, then we will detour into the forest, cross Penguin Creek and the old stump road, and ascend through hemlock forests towards Penguin Peak.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Return to Indianhouse" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the pullout on the Seward Highway that is 1.2 miles past the Falls Creek trailhead. We will head up the trail towards Indianhouse mountain, ascend the southern ridge of the mountain as far as we can before dropping down into the Falls Creek Valley and returning by that route.
E. Marquez will lead "Indianhouse" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the pullout on the Seward Highway that is 1.2 miles past the Falls Creek trailhead. We will head up the trail towards Indianhouse mountain, and return by the same route.