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).
Lee Helzer will lead "Rendezvous Ridge" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in JBER.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the pull out just before the parking lot at the end of Arctic Valley Road. We will head up to Rendezvous Peak then take the ridge back to exceptional berry picking. After our mouths are blue and bellies full we’ll descend towards Ship Creek and catch a trail maintained by the local moose and bear population.
Mike Monterusso will lead "McHugh 3.0" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at the end of Steamboat Drive (approximate address is 17920 Steamboat Drive, 99516). We’ll proceed down the access road and make a short climb while dodging bears up to the ridge. From there we’ll take the ridge toward McHugh Peak and turn around after 1.5-2.0 hours before returning via the same route.
E. Marquez will lead "Nintendo Hill" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Prospect Heights trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will follow the powerline trail past Glen Alps, proceed up Nintendo Hill to the ballfield, and take an alternate route back to the trailhead.
Lee Helzer will lead "Sheep Thrills" 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
via bushwack and scramble to Sheep Thrills Ridge to explore. The primary objective will be to find good locations for EPIC engagement photos.
Anne Ver Hoef will lead "Flattop Figure 8" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:15 pm at the intersection of Upper DeArmoun and Canyon Road for carpooling. We will drive up a little higher and take the trail up the backside of Flattop, then cross over Peak 2 and either come down the north or south side of saddle between Peak 2 and 3. If we go down the north side, we will drop down to the Powerline trail, scuttle back toward the trailhead, but then climb back up and over the saddle between Flattop and Peak 2. And, down again for our figure 8.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rabbit, Run" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:15 at the intersection of Upper DeArmoun and Canyon Roads. We will carpool to the trailhead. We will descend to Rabbit Creek, searching for the elusive creekside trail. Eventually we will head up into the mountainside and complete a loop route.
E. Marquez will lead "Bunny Boots" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:15 pm at the junction of Upper DeArmoun and Canyon Roads for carpooling to the trail head. The route will ascend the backside of Flattop and will continue on the ridge towards Peak 3. In the Peak 3 vicinity we will descend to the Rabbit Lake Trail and return to the trail head.
Mike Monterusso will lead "Between a Rock and a Cold Place" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at the Glen Alps parking lot. We’ll head toward powerline pass and explore the lower (western) section of the Wedge, approaching from the southwest. Return will be the reverse route or via the Ship Pass side. Snowshoes may be helpful.
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.
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.
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.