Jesse Gobeli will lead "Caballo Blanco" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the gravel parking area just past McHugh Creek. We will follow game trails as we ascend and eventually top out on Caballo Blanco. We will return by the scree field to the main trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird Creek 20K" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
It is time for the Annual Bird Creek 20K! Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Creek trailhead at the end of Konikson Road. Participants will be delighted by cold temperatures and pillowy snow as we work our way over the gently rolling terrain past the ford site and back. An excellent postholing workout! The first six finishers will receive a prize.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rough on the Edges" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the trail towards Wolverine, then plunge into the valley and directly to the Middle Fork trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Beach Party" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at Point Woronzof at the small parking area adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant. This distance run will involve an amalgam of single and multi track trails, eventually reaching the bluffs at Kincaid. Our beach return route will have us dodging ice formations and battling icy headwinds all the way home.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Hidden Lake" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will run trails to Hidden Lake, explore the frozen lake, and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Long and Winding Road" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Weigh Station south of Potter Marsh. We will run to Rainbow and back on the Turnagain Arm Trail. This is the same route that we ran last year just hours before the M7.1 earthquake dislodged massive boulders from the slopes above and onto the trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Ptarmigan Pass Loop" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Rabbit Creek trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will take the main trail, ascend to Ptarmigan Pass, descend to the powerline trail and return near Peak 2.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rusty" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the middle fork trail, cross the creek, ascend Rusty, scramble along the ridge before descending to the creek and returning.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Round About" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead, lower parking lot. We will bushwhack to Black Mesa, then traverse below Rainbow to the Hole-in-the-Wall area before descending to cross the creek and return via the main trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Indian / Bird ridge Workshop of Horrors" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Indian trailhead at the end of Boretide road. We will be working on a new route direct to Bird Ridge and back.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Suicide Dip" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Indian trailhead at the end of Boretide Road. We will follow a classic route over the shoulder of North Suicide to a mountain tarn where we will swim under the evening sun.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "South Sui" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Rainbow trailhead at 6:30. We will follow hidden trails to the headwaters of Rainbow creek, where we will ascend directly to the summit of South Suicide. Our return trip will follow either the east or west ridge for a loop route, depending on the desires of the participants.