11/19/2020 – Stockwell Fairwell

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Stockwell Fairwell" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at Glen Alps for for a 6:30 departure. We’ll head up Nintendo Hill and make a brief visit to Little O’Malley before cross the Ballfield. After the Ballfield we will plunge into the dense dwarf hemlocks and snow drifts. After some most excellent snow turtling we’ll return via Williwaw Lakes and Middle Fork trails.

There is an alternate return route for a full-value +1 hour finish to truly celebrate Brent’s last Epic before starting a new chapter in Wisconsin.

11/12/2020 – You Are Not Forgotten

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "You Are Not Forgotten" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.

Meet at 6:15pm in the parking area at the start of Eklutna Lake road. Due to limited space we will carpool to a 4 car gravel pullout at about mile 4.5 on Eklutna Lake Road by electric pole 74. We will then hike up the road to electric pole 85 where we will depart the road and head up to Gold Star Peak then head over to Mount POW/MIA, pay homage, and return. Micro-spikes recommended. Please allow extra time for traffic delays.

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10/15/2020 – O’Malley Ridge

Posted on October 11, 2020 by jgobeli

E. Marquez will lead "O'Malley Ridge " 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 trail to ascend Nintendo Hill, cross the ballfield, then ascend the gulley that tops out on the ridgeline to O’Malley Peak. To return, we will drop down on the other side towards Hidden Lake, and return to the trailhead.

09/17/2020 – Passing Lane Exploration

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Passing Lane Exploration" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Rabbit Lake trail head. We will take the Rabbit Lake trail to Rabbit Lake then investigate the passes. We will return via the same route.

09/10/2020 – Penguin Peak

Posted on September 7, 2020 by anneverhoef

Anne Ver Hoef will lead "Penguin Peak" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30pm at trailhead: turn left off Seward Hwy on Konikson Rd (past Bird Creek trailhead and campground) and go to the end of the dirt road to large parking lot. This is an out-and-back of 6.3 miles and elevation gain of over 4000 ft. Be prepared for a climb! May bring a headlamp, just in case.

09/03/2020 – Harp Mountain

Posted on August 30, 2020 by jgobeli

E. Marquez will lead "Harp Mountain" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the South Fork Eagle River Trailhead. We will take the main trail to the Hanging Valley, then ascend Harp Mountain and return.

05/21/2020 – Bird Flew

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Bird Flew" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Update

The Highway will be closed from 10pm to 5am in Indian. We will keep the pace up to ensure we are back at the car by 9:30pm.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Ridge trailhead (the rock quarry mega-lot). We will follow Bird Creek to the falls, then we will select a suitable ascent route to the top of Bird Ridge. We will return by the standard route.

05/07/2020 – Rays on Rainbow

Posted on May 5, 2020 by jgobeli

Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rays on Rainbow" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Telephone Pole Rock parking area just south of Beluga Point on the Seward Highway. We will follow trails until we ascend the north face of Rainbow Peak. We will return by the standard route.

04/23/2020 – Hillside Ramble

Posted on April 19, 2020 by jgobeli

E. Marquez will lead "Hillside Ramble" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillside trailhead off of Abbott Road. We will follow trails to Near Point and return.

03/26/2020 – Knee Deep

Posted on March 22, 2020 by jgobeli

E. Marquez will lead "Knee Deep" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at 6:30 at the small trailhead at the end of Basher Road. We will head up the trail to Near Point. Then we will plunge down into No Man’s Land and bushwhack over to the main Wolverine trail. Then we will take the Lost Cabin trail back to the Basher trailhead. From there we will run back to the start.

03/05/2020 – Rough on the Edges

Posted on March 3, 2020 by jgobeli

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.

02/27/2020 – Hillside Trails Ramble

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Lee Helzer

Lee Helzer will lead "Hillside Trails Ramble" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.

Meet at the Upper Huffman Trailhead (at the end of Sultana Rd.) for a 6:30 departure. We’ll ramble around the Hillside trails and try to find our way to the proposed Campbell Gorge Trail to link up to the Middle Fork trail then return via a combination of the Powerline and Gasline trails.

http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/plans/chugach/trailpln/csptrail_complete.pdf

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