Rob DeVelice will lead "Ferns in the Snow" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Rendezvous at 6:30 pm in the Telephone Pole Rock parking area. We will proceed upslope to visit a population of licorice fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza) at the northern limit of the species. For cool information on licorice fern go to:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55104-Polypodium-glycyrrhiza
The photo below was taken by RLD on January 13, 2021.
Lee Helzer will lead "Indian Valley Exploration" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Indian Valley trailhead off Boretide road. We will head up the Powerline trail toward some dense forest to explore. Snowshoes would be advisable. We will return via the Indian Valley trail.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Phasers on Stun" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the parking area by the water treatment plant just after the Point Woronzof turn off. We will do a sauntering loop through the woods.
E. Marquez will lead "Sweat Lodge " with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Falls Creek trailhead. We will follow the old Johnson trail for a ways, then head uphill towards Indianhouse until we intersect with the standard trail. We will descend back to the Johnson trail for a figure 9 route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Wolverine" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. This will be an out and back to Wolverine Peak.
Lee Helzer will lead "Eagle River Greenbelt" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.
Meet at the Eagle River Greenbelt day use area just south of Eagle River before the Briggs Bridge off Eagle River Loop Road for a 6:30 departure. We will adventure upstream and return via the Lower Eagle River Trail.
http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/misc/ergbap/ergbap.htm
E. Marquez will lead "Smooth on the Edges" 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 to just before Woverine. Then we will plunge into the forest and ascend towards Rusty Point. From there, we will head directly cross country to the main cairn on the Wolverine trail, and return via the main trail. Snowshoes are highly recommended.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Falls Creek exploration" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Falls Creek trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will head up the main trail to explore the valley as far as conditions permit. Microspikes and snowshoes may be required.
Lee Helzer will lead "Return to McMurdo" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Glen Alps for a 6:30 departure. We will re-attempt last week’s Epic to Hidden Lake. Snow shoes, ski goggles, and general high wind gear may be advisable.
Josh A. 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 run to Hidden Lake, explore the frozen lake, and return.
E. Marquez will lead "Judgement Call" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Hillside Park trailhead on Abbott Road. The route will head towards the North Bivouac trailhead, follow the Tank Trail for a ways, take a mix of trails towards the Botanical Garden,…and, ultimately, loop back to the start.
There is a possibility we will encounter unfrozen marsh.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Low Tide" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Point Woronzof (wastewater treatment plant parking lot). We will proceed along a mix of singletrack trails towards Kincaid Park chalet. Then, we will descend to the beach and run the tidal flats dodging ice formations.