E. Marquez will lead "Blacktail Rocks" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - North.
Meet at Mile Hi trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will ascend Mt. Magnificent, descend to the valley, ascend Blacktail Rocks and descend back to the trailhead.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Round About" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead, lower parking lot. We will bushwhack to Black Mesa, then traverse below Rainbow to the Hole-in-the-Wall area before descending to cross the creek and return via the main trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "Rendezvous Ridge" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in JBER.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the pull out just before the parking lot at the end of Arctic Valley Road. We will head up to Rendezvous Peak then take the ridge back to exceptional berry picking. After our mouths are blue and bellies full we’ll descend towards Ship Creek and catch a trail maintained by the local moose and bear population.
E. Marquez will lead "Wedge Wromp" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Glen Alps parking area. We will proceed on the Powerline Trail to the Hidden Lake Trail. We will soon diverge from the Hidden Lake Trail and head up along the ridge leading to the summit of the Wedge. From there decisions will be made regarding the most desirable descent route.
Lee Helzer will lead "Little Indianhouse" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at Falls Creek Trail head for a 6:30 departure. We will attempt to reach the highpoint labeled on the map as 3920 or Little Indianhouse Mountain.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Bird Ridge Low Down" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 in the Bird Ridge Mega-Parking Lot. We will proceed on the paved and wooden trail to the old lot and then head straight up through the woods, meadows, and rock bands to Bird Ridge. From there we will hop across the trail and head down towards Bird Creek and out.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Indian / Bird ridge Workshop of Horrors" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Indian trailhead at the end of Boretide road. We will be working on a new route direct to Bird Ridge and back.
E. Marquez will lead "Symphony of Destruction" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the South Fork Eagle River trailhead. We will take the ridge to the south Symphony lakes, then return by the main trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Suicide Dip" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Indian trailhead at the end of Boretide Road. We will follow a classic route over the shoulder of North Suicide to a mountain tarn where we will swim under the evening sun.
Lee Helzer will lead "Black Lake Dip" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Glen Alps for a 6:30 departure. We’ll sneak up Little O’Malley then traverse the Ballfield to Black Lake where the brave will take a chilling dip. We’ll return via the Middle Fork Trail.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Independence Daytime Outing" with a duration of 1.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 10 am (note earlier time than usual) outside front entrance of the chalet at Kincaid Park. From there we will do a loop on single track (including a potion of the “bluff trail”) and some ski trails.
E. Marquez will lead "Rabid Rabbit" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Rabbit Creek Trailhead on Canyon Road. We will proceed up the main trail to the north shore of Rabbit Lake. From there we will ascend to the ridge and down to Powerline Pass. We will follow the Powerline Trail to a point about even with Peak Two. We will hop over the ridge back to the start/finish.