Lee Helzer will lead "McHugh Peak" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the lower parking lot of the McHugh Day Use Area for a 6:30 departure. We’ll head up the standard route to McHugh Peak and descend via the same route or an alternate route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Hole In the Wall" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will follow game trails to the hole-in-the-wall area, and beyond to the McHugh lakes. We will return by a varied route.
E. Marquez will lead "Black Mesa" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will take the ridge up to Black Mesa, then descend to the Turnagain Arm trail and return.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Multiple Choice" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm outside the gate at the McHugh parking area. We will head out on the Turnagain Arm and McHugh Lake trails to a overlook. From there choices will be made on where to proceed.
Lee Helzer will lead "Rays on Rainbow" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 in the Telephone Pole Rock parking area (on the left after Beluga Point) on the Seward Highway. We will head up to the Turnagain Arm Trail and then diverge onto a ridge heading towards the Black Mesa. From there we will continue with ice ax and micro spikes up the North Face of Rainbow Peak (hopefully) enjoying a beautiful sunset along the way.
From the summit we will take the standard route back to the Turnagain Arm Trail and return to the cars. There are out and back opportunities for those not desiring partaking in the full enchilada.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird Creek 20K" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
The route has been set for the 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. There will be postholing, and delicate crossings of Penguin and Bird Creeks. The first six finishers will receive a prize.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Valentines Evening Sledding Fest" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Indian Valley Trailhead. We will pull sleds up the Powerline Trail to a high point. We will then hop on the sleds for a speedy return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Falls Creek" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m at the Falls Creek trailhead. We will proceed along the main trail, post-hole through the valley, and ascend to the head of the Rainbow Creek drainage.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Long and Winding Road" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the weigh station on the Seward Highway by Potter Marsh. We will run to Rainbow and back on the Turnagain Arm trail.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Early Bird" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 9:00 am (note early time) in the large Bird Creek/Ridge parking lot for this Thanksgiving Daytime outing. The specific route to be taken will depend on the desires of those present.
E. Marquez will lead "Rainbow Ridge" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. We will take an alternate route to the ridge and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rounding Error" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 at the McHugh creek trailhead, lower parking area. We will bushwhack to Black Mesa following game trails below Rainbow and all the way to Hole-in-the Wall. From there we will head to a secluded mountain tarn, and then to the McHugh Lakes, before returning on the main trail.