Rob DeVelice will lead "Aqueous Solution" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Rendezvous with Rob D. at 6:30 pm in the McHugh parking area on the Seward Highway. Our route will vary depending on meteorological conditions but will definitely include a mix of trails, bushwack, and cross country with an expected duration of less than 2.5 hours.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "A little rusty" 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 complete a circuitous route involving ascent of Rusty Point. Anticipate some bushwhacking and scrambling.
E. Marquez will lead "North Sui" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:15 at the corner of Upper De Armoun and Canyon Rd. We will carpool to the Rabbit Lake trailhead. We will follow the main trail to Rabbit Lake, take Hausers gulley to Windy Pass and North Suicide and return.
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.
Heather Helzer will lead "Warren Zoff" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Point Woronzof parking area. We will be doing a mellow figure eight circuit on beaches and the Coastal Trail. This will be Lee’s first Epic back after breaking his toe. We hope to find raspberry patches , so bring something to put them in.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Caballo Blanco" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the lower McHugh Creek trailhead. We will ascend via trails and bushwhacking to the Potter overlook and/or Caballo Blanco Point.
E. Marquez will lead "South Sui" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Falls Creek Trailhead. We will ascend the main trail to the summit of South Suicide, and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "McHugh Ridge" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. in the lower McHugh Creek Parking Lot. We will take an alternate, bushwhack oriented route to the Caballo Blanco summit, and return via the scree field.
E. Marquez will lead "Hole In The Wall" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:15 at the lower McHugh Creek Parking lot. We will carpool to the Rainbow trailhead for a 6:30 start. We will take an alternate trail to the ridge of Rainbow, traverse to the Hole in the Wall, and return via the McHugh Lakes trail.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Having a Ball" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet Rob D at 6:30 pm at the Flattop trailhead in Glen Alps Parking Area. We will head up to the Ball Field by an alternative route to the standard gully. After a bit of a ridge romp we will kick a ball across the Ball Field and descend to the trail and return in a figure 9 configuration for a total duration of about 2.5 hours.
The photo below is of Mimulus Spring on the “Having a Ball” route (7/5/15).
E. Marquez will lead "Old Stump Road" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Konikson Road trailhead in Bird Valley. We will head up the main trail past the bridge over Penguin Creek, then we will detour into the forest, cross Penguin Creek and the old stump road, and ascend through hemlock forests towards Penguin Peak.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Return to Indianhouse" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the pullout on the Seward Highway that is 1.2 miles past the Falls Creek trailhead. We will head up the trail towards Indianhouse mountain, ascend the southern ridge of the mountain as far as we can before dropping down into the Falls Creek Valley and returning by that route.