Lee Helzer will lead "Circumnavigation" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at the Hillside parking area just off Abbott for a 6.28pm departure. Note the earlier start time. We will circumnavigate the Far North Bicentennial Park. Finishers will be treated to a delicious slice of pie.
Lee Helzer will lead "Far North Hillside Ramble" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the small Klutina Dr trailhead of the Far North Bicentennial Park. We’ll work up trails in the vicinity of the Powerline Trail and return via trails in the vicinity of the Gasline trail. It should be a good workout.
Lee Helzer will lead "Rusty Post-hole" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
a.k.a. Rough on the Edges
Meet at the Prospect Heights trail head for a 6:30 departure to Rusty Point. We’ll ascend the standard route and descend the south face returning by way of the Middle Fork Trail. No shoe shoes if you want a leg workout. Expect a fair amount of post-holing.
Lee Helzer will lead "Starting the Year off Right" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet in the Glen Alps Parking lot for a 6:30 departure. We will head up Flattop and head as far as Flaketop. We will return via the Powerline trail. Avy danger may be present.
Lee Helzer will lead "You Are Not Forgotten" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Peters Creek.
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.
Previous Years:
Lee Helzer will lead "Sleep Deprivation" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Glen Alps parking lot for a 6:30 departure. We will head up Nintendo Hill to Little O’Malley. We will descend the west ridge and return via the Middle for trail.
micro-spikes recommended.
Lee Helzer will lead "O’Malley’s White Shoulder" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 in the Glen Alps parking lot. We will depart the fall colors as we know them and embark on a winter journey up Nintendo Hill to the Ball Field. From the head of the Ball Field we’ll venture over O’Malley’s white shoulder and return via the Powerline trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "Rendezvous Ridge Retry" with a duration of 3 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.
Note: The road may be closed for military training. If closed, the backup option will be XXX. (I need to figure out a backup)
Lee Helzer will lead "Rendezvous Ridge" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in JBER.
The military has the road closed. Backup plan is to meet at the mile high trailhead.
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.
Lee Helzer will lead "Kincaid Ramble Continues" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at the Kincaid Chalet for a 6:30 departure. We’ll ramble along the beaches and bluffs.
Lee Helzer will lead "Kincaid Ramble" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at little Campbell Lake for a 6:30 departure. We’ll ramble around trails and return.
Lee Helzer will lead "Falls Peak" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Falls Creek trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will head up the trail and break off to ascend Falls Peak.