Rob DeVelice will lead "Caballo Blanco" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the McHugh parking area on the Seward Highway. We will
head a ways up McHugh Creek valley on the new trail then proceed upslope off
trail via snow and scramble to the ridge (west of “McHugh Pass”) overlooking
Potter Creek valley. We will finish up by looping back down to the Turnagain
Arm Trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Tire Iron" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Glen Alps trailhead. W.e will take the trail up Nintendo
Hill to the Ballfield. We will ascend the standard gully to O’Malley ridge, ascend
to the peak, and return via Hidden Lake.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Rainbow Warriors" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the pullout on the right (sea side) of the Seward Highway nearest to milepost 109. That’s the pullout immediately across the road from the spring fed water pipe and near the “Sky Pilot” rock climbing area. V/e will bushwack, scramble, and snow climb steeply up and down the slopes and ridges of Rainbow Peak.
Bring an ice ax and traction devices (such as micro spikes).
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Ship Creek Pass" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Glen Alps Trailhead. We will follow trails to the Ship
Creek Valley and overlook beneath the Wedge. We will tour the valley and
return.
E. Marquez will lead "Ides of March" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Falls Creek Trailhead. We will go out on the main
trail for 1.5 hours, see how far we get and turn around. Trails may be icy.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bark at the Moon" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Glen Alps Trailhead. We will take the Middle Fork
Trail until we find a place to ascend and scramble to the Ballfield. We will return to the Middle Fork Trail completing a figure 9 route.
E. Marquez will lead "Nintendo Hill" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Prospect Heights Trailhead. We will take the Powerline
Trail uphill towards Glen Alps. We will then take the Middle Fork Trail across
the creek and climb uphill to the Ballfield. Return will be via the same route.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Flipping the Bird" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Rob DeVelice; Flipping the Bird; class 2+; 3 hours; 6:30 pm start; meet outside the Bird Ridge Cafe (in Bird on the Seward Highway); includes segments of paved bike path, steep uphill bushwacking, steep uphill scrambling, majestic tundra running, steep downhill trails, ATV trails and dirt roads; a Turnagain Arm tour de force.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Solstice mega run" with a duration of 6 or more hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Solstice mega run planned for June 22-23; class 3; up to 90 miles; if interested call or email Rob DeVelice for details (contact information below).
Anne Ver Hoef will lead "Flattop Figure 8" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Anne Ver Hoef; Flattop Figure 8; class 2; 2.5 hours; meet at 6:15 pm (for carpooling) at the curve where Upper DeArmoun goes to the right onto Canyon Road OR at Rabbit Lake trailhead at 6:30 pm; we will take the trail up the south side of Flattop, across the ridges over Peak Two, down the north side to the Powerline Trail, go along the Powerline for a little ways, and back up to the ridge and low spot between Flatop and Peak Two, and will finally descend the trail back to Rabbit Lake Trailhead; route includes some off trail sections through low brush and rocks.
Evan Hone will lead "No Title" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Valley Area.
Evan Hone (cell p. 841-2739); Matanuska River Railroad Trail; class 1+; 2.5 hours; 6:30 pm rendezvous in parking lot of Carrs store in Palmer (we will then drive to the trailhead); trail in excellent condition but dirty diversions might be included here and there if the group desires.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Diet of Kryptonite" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Rendezvous at 6:30 pm at the Windy Corner Trailhead on the Seward Highway (between Anchorage and Bird).
We will start on the Turnagain Arm Trail but will rapidly diverge off trail towards Sheep Thrills Ridge. This out and back route includes sections of technical scrambling, encounters with snow and ice, and bushwacking through roses.
Sticky rubber running shoes, gaiters, and traction devices are desirable.