E. Marquez will lead "Solstice Celebration" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Rendezvous at 6:30 PM at the Prospect Heights Trailhead. We will take the Powerline Trail past Glen Alps to the Middle Fork Trail and up to the Ballfield and return.
Rob DeVelice will lead "More Hills to Climb" with a duration of 1 hour somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Rendezvous at 6:30 pm in the parking lot of the Kincaid Chalet. We will do a fun, hilly circuit mostly on single track trails with just a taste of bushwacking.
Afterwards, in celebration of 13 years of Epics, we will retreat to a dining establishment chosen by participants.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Nothing New" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Rainbow trailhead on Turnagain Arm at 6:30. We will head to mile marker 8, turn uphill, and explore the upper slopes possibly as far as the Unnamed ridge route before looping back to the start.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Thanksgiving Daytime Epic" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.
Rendezvous in the coffee shop area at Carrs in the Northway Mall at noon (note earlier time then usual). We will car pool to the start along the Eklutna Lake Road. Our destination will be the summit of Mount POW/MIA. This will be a daytime version of the 11/14/13 Epic.
Mike Monterusso will lead "Sedixo nori" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Prospect Heights at 6:30pm. We’ll take the trail to Middle Fork toward Glen Alps. We’ll bushwhack up the west side of Rusty Point, move a short distance along the ridge, then descend back down the southwest side to the Middle Fork trail. We’ll then return the way we came to complete the “figure balloon” pattern.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "In Between" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
We will meet in the Prospect Heights parking lot at 6:30. We will head to the summit of Near Point then descend to the valley between Near Point and Wolverine Peak and find a way back.
Anne Ver Hoef will lead "Hillside Horror" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Hillside parking lot along Abbott Road for a twisting, turning, tortured run through the Hillside. Wear a costume, if you dare.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Jewel in the Rough" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the telephone pole rock parking area on the mountain side of the highway just south of Beluga Point. We will take the Turnagain Arm trail for a short while before heading uphill and completing a loop route back to the parking area.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Sheep Thrills Loop" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Falls Creek trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will proceed up to Sheep Thrills Ridge via bushwhacking and scrambling. We will then continue along the ridge to a logical point of descent to the Falls Creek Trail and the return to the trailhead. Depending on presence and abundance of snow, traction devices may be desirable.
Mike Monterusso will lead "Transverse Process" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Glen Alps parking area. We’ll ascend the Little O’Malley saddle and bushwhack a course roughly parallel to the Middle Fork trail. We’ll cross the Williwaw Lakes trail and consider ascending Rusty Peak, then return via the Middle Fork trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Pottering Around" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the weigh station on the Seward Highway just south of Potter Marsh. We will take the Turnagain Arm Trail for a short distance then head uphill to ascend towards the ridge. We will pick a location to descend and bushwhack towards McHugh to the Turnagain Arm Trail and return.