Rob DeVelice will lead "Black Mesa" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Beluga Point parking area on the Seward Highway. V/e will proceed upslope from Bermuda Triangle with minimal use of trails in route to and from the Black Mesa. Expect moderate bushwacking and some rock scrambling.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Sheep Thrills-unnamed Linkup" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 9 am (note earlier time than normal) in the Rainbow parking area on the Seward Highway. We will connect two classic ridge routes. We will carpool to Falls Creek trailhead for the start. We will ascend the Sheep Thrills route to the highest point on the ridge before descending along the Unnamed ridge.
E. Marquez will lead "Double Suicide" with a duration of 5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Falls Creek trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will head up the Falls Creek Trail, ascend South Suicide Peak, descend into Windy Gap, ascend North Suicide Peak, and return. Brown bears may be present.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "West Tanaina" with a duration of 6 or more hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Prospect Heights trailhead on the Anchorage Hillside. We will take the main trail towards Wolverine Peak, before turning off to tour the No Man’s Land and the saddle between Wolverine and Near Point. This is the optional turnaround point – those continuing on will descend to the Long Lake valley, before climbing the ridge to West Tanaina Peak. Return will involve a variation of the outward bound trail.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Botany Challenge 49" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Falls Creek trailhead on the Seward Highway. This will be a hike (not a run). Me will seek and identiff 49 species of plant and note the phenological state of each (germinating, vegetative, flowering, fi:uiting, senescent). The Falls Creek area is
immensely beautiful and includes verdant forests, species rich
shrublands, and a lively stream.
E. Marquez will lead "Different Rainbow" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Rainbow trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will head up the standard route, traverse across the flank of Rainbow, and return by a route to be determined. Some bushwhacking and route finding will be involved.
Mike Monterusso will lead "Partial Spectrum" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm outside the gate in the McHugh parking area on the Seward Highway. Me will take the main trail and head partway up toward Rainbow Peak, then either return by the same route, or bushwhack back down to the trail in a figure nine.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Unnamed" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at6:30 pm at the Rainbow trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will ascend an unnamed ridge to a suitable turnaround point. There will be some bushwhacking and route finding involved.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Outta Sight" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the McHugh parking lot (outside the gate) on the
Seward Highway. We will begin on the Turnagain Arm and McHugh Lake trails but will soon proceed to the rocky ridge below McHugh Saddle via bushwack and scramble. A goal will be to minimize encounters with snow in a roughly loop route.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Flight of the Raven" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Bird Ridge parking area on the Seward
Highway or, if you want to car pool, at the weigh station just after
Potter Marsh at 6:15 pm. We will immediately head up slope through
the forest, brush, grass, rocks, and snow to a high point from which
we jump over the Bird Ridge Trail and dive down towards Bird
Creek. This will be an energetic loop involving minimal use of
maintained trails.
E. Marquez will lead "Mountain Air" 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. V/e
will take the old Turnagain Arm trail for approximately 1/2 mile before
heading uphill towards the ridge. We will ietutn by the same route. There
will be some bushwhacking and route finding involved.
Mike Monterusso will lead "1950s Haircut" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at Upper Huffman Trailhead. We will run up the powerline to Glen
Alps and ascend Flattop Mountain. An ice axe may be helpful.