E. Marquez will lead "McHugh Peak" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Rabbit Creek trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will proceed up the main trail for a mile or so, before dropping down to the creek and then ascending the valley towards McHugh Peak. Return route will vary. Snowshoes will be required.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Do you know where you are?" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the McHugh Creek trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will proceed on the Homestead trail for a mile or so before heading directly up the south face of the mountain, scrambling alongside cliffs and narrow gullies. Microspikes and ice axe recommended. From the ridge, the return route will be determined by participants.
Lee Helzer will lead "Potter Marsh Watershed Park Exploration" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet for a 6:30pm departure at Moen Park off Golden View Dr. We will explore trails in the proposed Potter Marsh Watershed Park. Snowshoes advised.
https://greatlandtrust.org/press-release-great-land-trust-to-create-new-300-acre-anchorage-park-above-potter-marsh/
E. Marquez will lead "No Man's Land" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the main trail to Wolverine to the boulder, where we will divert to No Man’s Land. We will ascend to the saddle and return. Snowshoes are advisable in light of last week’s postholing nightmare.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Turnagain Trail run" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:20 p.m. (note early time) at the Windy Corner trailhead off the Seward Highway. We will carpool back to the Potter Marsh weigh station for the start. We will run the 9.2 mile length of the Turnagain Arm trail. Microspikes may be necessary.
Lee Helzer will lead "Eagle River Jaunt" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.
Meet at the Eagle River Greenbelt Trail head by Briggs Bridge for a 6:30 departure. We’ll head out the river to the vicinity of the South Fork confluence. We’ll attempt to work our way to the South Fork Falls and return via the Greenbelt Trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "How Low Will it Go?" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at Prospect Heights Trailhead. We will see how low the temp will go by looping Cabin Fever to Rovers Run.
Hopefully we will see temps lower than -16.9 which is the coldest recorded Epic temperature that occurred on the Smooth on the Edges Epic on 1/9/2020.
E. Marquez will lead "O'Malley Cabin route" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Hillside trailhead off Abbott road. We will complete a loop trail to Prospect Heights and the intersection of Wolverine and Near Point trail and return.
Lee Helzer will lead "Jack Remembrance" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Glen Alps trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will celebrate the life of Jack the dog by telling our favorite Jack stories along the trail.
To the best of my knowledge we will repeat Jack’s first Epic, Tire Iron. The first mile or so will be a walking mile. We will head up Nintendo Hill to Little O’Malley where in 2012 high winds forced us to escape (nearly blew Jack away) down the north west ridge to the Middle Fork Trail. We will follow hard packed (hopefully) trails and spectacular weather toward Prospect and return via a combination of South Rim Trail and Powerline Trail.
Please spread the word to those who may want to join.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "FNBP jaunt" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillside trailhead off Abbott road. We will complete a running loop of Far North Bicentennial Park by various trails, eventually reaching the botanical gardens before returning.
Lee Helzer will lead "North Side Bunny Boots" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Glen Alps Trailhead. The route will ascend the original route up Flattop and will continue on the ridge to Peak 3. In the Peak 3 vicinity we will descend to the Powerline Trail and return to the trail head.
E. Marquez will lead "Near Point" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the trailhead at the end of Basher Road (next to the military fence). We will proceed on the road to the trailhead and take the trail to Near Point. We will return by the same route. Snowshoes may be needed.