Rob DeVelice will lead "Thanksgiving Daytime Epic" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.
Rendezvous in the coffee shop area at Carrs in the Northway Mall at noon (note earlier time then usual). We will car pool to the start along the Eklutna Lake Road. Our destination will be the summit of Mount POW/MIA. This will be a daytime version of the 11/14/13 Epic.
Lee Helzer will lead "You Are Not Forgotten" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.
Meet at 6:30pm in the parking area at the start of Eklutna Lake road. Due to limited space we will carpool to 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. Please allow extra time for traffic delays.
E. Marquez will lead "In Between" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
We will meet in the Prospect Heights parking lot at 6:30. We will head to the summit of Near Point then descend to the valley between Near Point and Wolverine Peak and find a way back.
E. Marquez will lead "Pottering Around" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the weigh station on the Seward Highway just south of Potter Marsh. We will take the Turnagain Arm Trail for a short distance then head uphill to ascend towards the ridge. We will pick a location to descend and bushwhack towards McHugh to the Turnagain Arm Trail and return.
Lee Helzer will lead "Bear Point to Mount Eklutna" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - North.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Peter’s Creek Trailhead. We will head up to Bear Point, traverse over to Mount Eklutna, and then pick one of three descent options.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Killer" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Upper Indian Creek trailhead at the end of Ocean View Road in Indian. We will head up the Powerline Trail to adrunage below Homicide Peak, ascend the peak via bushwack and scramble, and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Sheep Thrills-unnamed Linkup" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 9 am (note earlier time than normal) in the Rainbow parking area on the Seward Highway. We will connect two classic ridge routes. We will carpool to Falls Creek trailhead for the start. We will ascend the Sheep Thrills route to the highest point on the ridge before descending along the Unnamed ridge.
E. Marquez will lead "Black Lake" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will head up to the
Ballfield and continue along the ridge to just above Black Lake. We will
descend to the Middle Fork Trail and retum
E. Marquez will lead "Nintendo Hill" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the
Powerline Trail uphill towards Glen Alps. We will then take the Middle
Fork Trail across the creek and climb uphill to the Ballfield. Return will
be via the same route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Hidden Lake" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Glen Alps parking lot. We will proceed down the
Powerline Trail, climb to Hidden Lake, and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "No Man's Land" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Prospect Heights trail head. We will take the main trail towards
Wolverine Peak before turning off to explore the “No Man’s Land” between
Wolverine Peak and Near Point.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Wild Turkeys" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in JBER.
Meet at 11 am (note earlier time than usual) at the Snow Hawk parking
area on the right about 1.5 miles up Arctic Valley Road from the Glenn
Highway. The route will be on Fort Richardson so you will need an
iSportman permit to participate. Sign in on November 22 to access training
areas 428 and 427 . We will head up the Snowhawk Trail on a figure 9
route. Bring traction devices as there are ice sections on the trail.