Jesse Gobeli will lead "See Me, Feel Me" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the middle fork trail to just below Rusty Point where we will quickly diverge for the high point. We will proceed along the ridge to Wolverine with a return over Near Point.
Lee Helzer will lead "Return to Black Mesa" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the lower McHugh Parking Area for a 6:30 departure. We will ascend the charred west ridge of Black Mesa and return via our standard route up the north face of Rainbow Peak and the Turnagain Arm Trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "907 Goat" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 14815 Echo Canyon Rd. off of Canyon Rd. for a 6:30 departure. Park by the basketball hoop past the driveway. Please keep dogs on leash at the house due to cats on the loose.
We will take a quick jaunt down Eva’s trail, then sneak back up to Canyon Rd. on the secret trail. From the trailhead we will head up Peak 3 and follow the ridge back to Ptarmigan pass, then drop down to the Powerline trail. We will follow the Powerline trail for a bit before we B-line to Canyon Rd. via the pass between Flattop and Peak 2. Canyon Rd. will take us back to the start. If we so choose we can record our names on the finisher clipboard.
See this link for details: https://www.strava.com/activities/3885342193
E. Marquez will lead "Sheep Thrill Plus" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Falls Creek trail head for a 6:30 departure. We will follow Sheep Thrills ridge up then continue the ridge back toward South Suicide. At the most opportune time we will sneak down to the main trail and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Double Bypass" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - North.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Ptarmigan trailhead in Chugiak. We will follow the main trail up the valley, ascend Blacktail Rocks and then Roundtop to complete a loop back to the main trail.
E. Marquez will lead "The Ramp" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the trail to Hidden Lake, then ascend to the ridgeline and traverse to the Ramp. We will return by the main trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Ninja Ridge" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rabbit Lakes trailhead at the very end of Canyon Rd. We will follow hidden trails that plunge to Rabbit Creek. We will follow the creek for awhile before taking off on an ascent to McHugh Peak. We will then stay on the ridgeline all the way to Rabbit Lake and return on the main trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "South Suicide Plus" with a duration of 6 or more hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Rainbow trail head for a 6:30 departure. We will follow hidden trails to the headwaters of Rainbow creek where we will ascend directly to the summit of South Suicide. We will return via Hole in the Wall for a loop route.
E. Marquez will lead "Williwaw Loop" with a duration of 5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will proceed over Near Point, drop to the valley, continue to Long Lake and Williwaw Pass, then return via Middle Fork trail.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Botany Challenge v49.2020" with a duration of 1.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Falls Creek Trailhead on the Seward Highway. This will be a botany focused nature hike (not much running) and will update a species list originally generated in 2013 (see hyperlink below). We will attempt to identify 49 species of native plants (Alaska being the 49th state). The route will extend from sea level to about 1,200 feet elevation along the Falls Creek Trail in Chugach State Park.
https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/regions/alaska/FallsCreek/index.shtml
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Full Circle" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Peters Creek.
Meet at the Peter’s Creek trailhead at the end of Malcolm Drive. We will ascend Bear Mountain, partially descend the north ridge, traverse an alpine valley and ascend Eklutna Peak, then plunge back to the main trail completing a circle route.
Lee Helzer will lead "Poppy's Alaskan Half Marathon" with a duration of 5 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.
In honor of Rick Stutzman’s (aka Poppy’s) 70th birthday (June 18th); his upcoming partial knee replacement surgery (July 15th); and simply having a reason to come together as friends and family (virtually)…
You are invited…
Meet at the South Fork Eagle River trail head for a 6:30 departure to join us for an Alaska half marathon to celebrate a truly great man and long distance runner, whom we are lucky to call Dad, Poppy, Uncle, Brother, Neighbor, and Friend.
We will depart from the South Fork Eagle River trail head at 6:30 sharp and head up to 3965 then follow the ridge to 4710 and return via the Symphony Lakes and the South Fork trail. The distance will be over 13.1 miles and probably less than 15 miles.