03/09/2017 – Fingertip

Posted on March 5, 2017 by jgobeli

Jesse Gobeli will lead "Fingertip" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. This route will delight the bushwhack enthusiasts. We will ascend through the woods and along Rainbow Creek until we reach the tip of the “Finger”. Expect deep snow, thick devil’s club, steep ravines, numerous downed trees and other miscellaneous obstacles. Depending on the swiftness of our progress, we may continue exploring towards the headwaters of Rainbow Creek 2000 feet above. One highlight of the trip will be a visit to a stately old-growth hemlock forest.

02/09/2017 – Potter Exploration

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Potter Exploration" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet in the larger pull off parking area off the Seward Highway along Potter Marsh before Potter Valley Road. The pull off is typically used for ice skaters, but not the one off Potter Valley road. We’ll traverse the marsh and then post-hole / bush whack up the hill a ways looking for man-made and game trails. We will return via Potter Creek. Gaiters and micro spikes recommended.

01/26/2017 – No Problemo

Posted on January 22, 2017 by jgobeli

E. Marquez will lead "No Problemo" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. We will take the main trail for approximately 1 mile, before diverting along the western side of the creek. There will be bushwhacking and deep snow before we rejoin the main trail and return.

01/12/2017 – Near Point Ramble

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Near Point Ramble" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet in the small parking area at the end of Basher Drive bordering the military base for a 6:30 departure. We’ll head up Near Point and return via the same route or a bushwhacked loop.

01/05/2017 – Hillside Ramble

Posted on January 1, 2017 by jgobeli

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

Meet at Hillside Trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will proceed along a route towards N. Bivouac trailhead, then to the Powerline, towards Campbell Creek and return through Prospect Heights.

12/15/2016 – Ballfield

Posted on December 12, 2016 by jjnyholm

Joe Nyholm will lead "Ballfield " with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30pm at Glen alps parking lot. We will go towards o’malley and head westward on the middle fork trail and find a way up to the ridge and then proceed to the ball field. Once there we will do a lap or go up the o’malley ridge for a short ways and then return on a more direct route.

09/15/2016 – The Iron Nipple

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "The Iron Nipple" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - North.

At 6:15, meet in the northeast portion of the Eagle River Wal-Mart parking lot. We will carpool to a very limited parking “trailhead” to access the Iron Nipple on an out and back. This will be a new location with theoretical access researched solely through the ether. If access is an issue we will divert to the Mile Hi trail head.

07/21/2016 – Rusty

Posted on July 18, 2016 by jgobeli

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

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will head to the Middle Fork trail for a bushwhacking ascent of Rusty Point.

06/23/2016 – Pebbles

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Rob DeVelice

Rob DeVelice will lead "Pebbles" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.

Rendezvous at 6:30 pm in the parking lot of Goldenview Middle School (15800 Goldenview Drive) for car pooling to the start. We will take a mix of Potter Heights trails and open ridges towards McHugh Peak and back.

06/09/2016 – Highland

Posted on June 6, 2016 by jgobeli

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

Meet at 6:30 at the pullout just before Arctic Valley ski area. We are planning to ascend Mt. Gordon Lyon, descend to the valley below, ascend Highland Mountain, and return via a Figure 9 route.

06/02/2016 – Purification Ceremony

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Rob DeVelice

Rob DeVelice will lead "Purification Ceremony" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30 pm in the last pull out on the right before Indian on the Seward Highway. We will proceed up Sweat Lodge Ridge via trail towards Indianhouse Mountain. High on the ridge we will hang a left and descend cross country to complete a loop.

05/12/2016 – Bird on a Wire

Posted on May 8, 2016 by jgobeli

Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird on a Wire" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Creek Trailhead at the end of Konikson Road. We will cross Penguin Creek on our way to exploring the old mining roads and sights of the Bird Creek area. We will visit the 1965 mustang fastback and the waterfalls of Bird Creek. We will follow the creek upstream for a mile or two before bushwhacking back to the main trail and return.

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