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06/05/2014 – Rusty Nailed

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Mike Monterusso will lead "Rusty Nailed" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 the Basher Rd trailhead.  We’ll head up the main trail toward Wolverine, but diverge up and over Rusty Point, then “downwhack” the west side of Rusty and connect with the Middle Fork Trail.  We’ll take the Wolverine Bowl back to the Basher trailhead.  Various forms of technology will be utilized in an effort to find the path of least resistance and minimize bushwhacking. (Note that the image is an approximate route)

05/08/2014 – Flattop Figure 8

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Anne Ver Hoef will lead "Flattop Figure 8" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:15 pm at the intersection of Upper DeArmoun and Canyon Road for carpooling.  We will drive up a little higher and take the trail up the backside of Flattop, then cross over Peak 2 and either come down the north or south side of saddle between Peak 2 and 3. If we go down the north side, we will drop down to the Powerline trail, scuttle back toward the trailhead, but then climb back up and over the saddle between Flattop and Peak 2.  And, down again for our figure 8.

05/01/2014 – Rabbit, Run

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Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rabbit, Run" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:15 at the intersection of Upper DeArmoun and Canyon Roads.  We will carpool to the trailhead.  We will descend to Rabbit Creek, searching for the elusive creekside trail.  Eventually we will head up into the mountainside and complete a loop route.

02/27/2014 – Bunny Boots

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E. Marquez will lead "Bunny Boots" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:15 pm at the junction of Upper DeArmoun and Canyon Roads for carpooling to the trail head. The route will ascend the backside of Flattop and will continue on the ridge towards Peak 3. In the Peak 3 vicinity we will descend to the Rabbit Lake Trail and return to the trail head.

02/20/2014 – Toilsome Rabbit

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Lee Helzer will lead "Toilsome Rabbit" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Updated 2/18 @ 4:20pm

Meet at 6:30 6:15 at the junction of Upper DeArmoun & Canyon Rd.  Anne will catch up with us so we can give our best wishes before her big journey north west.  We will carpool to the Rabbit Lake Trail head and start the trudge up the valley towards Rabbit Lake and then follow the McHugh Ridge to the first high point.  We will continue on the ridge west and then exit at the base of a saddle.  After a short jaunt across the valley we will regain the trail and return.

Spiky-McSpikersons (aka traction devices) and an ice ax are are recommended.

01/23/2014 – Monochrome Pass

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Rob DeVelice will lead "Monochrome Pass" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Rendezvous at 6:30 pm at Goldenview Middle School on Goldenview Drive for carpooling to the start. We will explore miscellaneous slopes and ridges west of Potter Creek Ravine Park.

Traction devices for your shoes STRONGLY encouraged (LOTS of ice).

The photo composite below is from a January 20th field review of the route. On left, heading up. On right, selfie among stately mountain hemlock trees (protection against the ferocious winds).

01/09/2014 – Figure 41

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Mike Monterusso will lead "Figure 41" with a duration of 1.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 at the North Bivouac trailhead in Far North Bicentennial Park.  We’ll run the Tank Trail and take the connector to the Basher Rd trailhead.  From there we’ll do a loop on the Wolverine Bowl trail and/or other trails before returning via Basher Rd or the Tank Trail.

01/02/2014 – Between a Rock and a Cold Place

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Mike Monterusso will lead "Between a Rock and a Cold Place" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 at the Glen Alps parking lot.  We’ll head toward powerline pass and explore the lower (western) section of the Wedge, approaching from the southwest.  Return will be the reverse route or via the Ship Pass side.  Snowshoes may be helpful.

11/21/2013 – Sedixo nori

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Mike Monterusso will lead "Sedixo nori" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at Prospect Heights at 6:30pm.  We’ll take the trail to Middle Fork toward Glen Alps.  We’ll bushwhack up the west side of Rusty Point, move a short distance along the ridge, then descend back down the southwest side to the Middle Fork trail.  We’ll then return the way we came to complete the “figure balloon” pattern.