Rob DeVelice will lead "LOTR" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 8 am (note morning start time) in the Raspberry parking area in Kincaid Park. This Thanksgiving daytime outing will also be in celebration of 14 years of Epics.
The entire route will be on single track trails in a loop configuration.
Lee Helzer will lead "You Are Not Forgotten" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.
Meet at 6:30pm in the parking area at the start of Eklutna Lake road. Due to limited space we will carpool to gravel pullout at about mile 4.5 on Eklutna Lake Road by electric pole 74. We will then hike up the road to electric pole 85 where we will depart the road and head up to the monument, pay homage, and return. Please allow extra time for traffic delays.
Lee Helzer will lead "SNOTEL - The Search Continues" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
We will depart from Prospect Heights trail head at 6:30pm and head up the Middle Fork Trail where we will continue the search with hopefully better beta for the mythical outpost that uses meteorites to communicate. There should be little bush whacking. After searching for the outpost we’ll return via the Powerline Trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Moonshadow" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Rainbow Trailhead on the Seward Highway. After a bit on trails we will proceed via bushwack along a small creek and eventually join the Rainbow Trail on which we will loop back to the start.
Lee Helzer will lead "SNOTEL" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
We will depart from Prospect Heights trail head at 6:30pm and head up the Powerline trail. We will hang a left to investigate some “trails” visible via satellite imagery that should lead us across the South Fork of Campbell Creek. After crossing the creek we’ll bushwhack to 61° 6′ 53″ N, 149° 40′ 1″ W and search for a mythical outpost that uses meteorites to communicate. After searching for the outpost we’ll return via the South Fork Trail.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Eva's Loop" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Rendezvous at the intersection of Upper De Armoun and Canyon roads at 6:15 pm for car pooling to the trailhead (NOT the Rabbit Creek Trailhead). We will proceed on semi-unfrequented single track trails and some cross-country in a loop configuration southwest of Rabbit Creek.
The photo below is a digital creation by rld.
Anne Ver Hoef will lead "A Walk in the Park" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Hillside parking lot along Abbott Road for Anne’s first Epic since the knee injury. We will mostly be hiking the small trails on the Hillside.
The photo below by AVH is of hoodoos in Bryce Canyon NP.
Mike Monterusso will lead "Nearly There" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at the end of Basher Drive (where Basher turns into Kalmia). We will NOT be entering military lands, but rather will round the corner and access the trail that leads up the backside of Near Point. We’ll skirt Near Point and head for the Wolverine trail, then descend the trail toward the Basher trail, pass through the Basher trailhead, and return to our cars via Basher Drive.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Realms of Mystery and Intrigue" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Rendezvous at 6:30 pm in the Hillside Park parking area on Abbott Road. We will walk, talk, run, and have fun.
E. Marquez will lead "Nameless" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:15 pm in the parking area at the intersection of Upper deArmoun and Canyon roads for carpooling to the trailhead. A smorgasbord of running and hiking surfaces is on the menu.
Mike Monterusso will lead "Fall Couloir Tour" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at the upper Glen Alps parking lot. We’ll proceed down the Powerline trail and head toward ship pass. We’ll divert off the trail and head up toward Little O’Malley where we’ll gain access to the ballfield through one of the small saddles. We’ll return via the “standard” trail bypassing “Nintendo hill”.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Anti Gravity" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the McHugh parking area on the Seward Highway. We will head up to the Potter-McHugh Ridge via trails, bushwack, and scramble and return in a loop configuration.
The photo below is of Mount Ritter, CA (rld, 8/23/14).