Happy Hiker WINTER XVII 7/08)

December 17, 2007

To go to Happy Hiker Website & Recipes: http://donnagene53.tripod.com/happyhikers/

Calendar Format

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EVENT

DAY

DATE

TIME TO

MEET

PLACE TO MEET

ALWAYS PHONE CONTACT PERSON

HILLSIDE

WALK/SKI

TUE

10/30 +

1:00pm

Back of Hilltop Ski Area Parking Lot

http://www.anchoragenordicski.com/Trails/groomingupdate.htm

248-6667-1 NSAA

Judy Petersen

346-4101

Louise Esslinger

344-9838

WEEKLY

SNOWSHOE

WED

TBA

TBA via weekly e-mail. They usually last 2 ½ hours.

Pat Kauffman

346-1937

Chicks w/Sticks

FRI

Nov-Jan

10:45am1pm

2610 Legacy Drive

Knit, Stitch, or Chat

No need to Phone

Donna Basinger

345-4721

Pumpkins at Pyrah's/

HIKE Bodenburg Butte

SAT

9/22

9:30am

Fred Meyer Muldoon (Garden Entrance)

We'll drive to Pyrah's rain or shine and dig vegetables, eat lunch. We'll climb the Butte if it is not raining.

Pack lunch, water, layers, hiking stick.

Donna Basinger

345-4721

~~BIKE~~ ~~to Jitters from Native Heritage Center~~

~~WED~~

~~9/26~~

~~12:30pm~~

~~Native~~ ~~Heritage Center~~ ~~Parking Lot~~

CANCELED DUE TO RAIN

~~Jackie Whitlock~~

~~277-2691~~

HIKE Ram Valley, Eagle River

WED

10/3

9:30am

Fred Meyer Muldoon (Garden Entrance)

Mary Jane Brown

345-2256

HIKE

Matanuska River Walk

WED

10/10

10am

Fred Meyer Muldoon (Garden Entrance)

Without the leaves we will have a wonderful view of the River and peaks

11am Fred Meyer Palmer

Some will stop for lunch at Vagabond Blues

Donna Basinger

345-4721

BIKE Eklutna Lake Trail

TUES

10/16

12:30pm

Fred Meyer Muldoon (Garden Entrance)

Kendra Wollert

622-1268

HIKE Rainbow> Windy>Rainbow

WED

10/24

12:30pm

Potter Section House. http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/parks/units/chugach/turnatrl.htm

Alison Hull

346-6279

HIKE to Cranberry Hill

WED

10/31

12:30pm

Shebanof or Upper O’Malley access on this map:

http://donnagene53.tripod.com/happyhikers/id8.html

Pat Kauffman

346-1937

HIKE

River Woods Trail

WED

11/7

10am

Fred Meyer Muldoon (Garden Entrance)

10:30 at Eagle River Walmart

Pat Kauffman

346-1937

Potluck Dinner & “Slide” Show

SAT

11/10

5:30pm

1029 W 16th Ave.

Anchorage, AK 99501

RSVP by 11/7

Jackie Whitlock

277-2691

HIKE

Matanuska Lake to Crevasse Moraine Traverse

WED

11/14

10am

Fred Meyer Muldoon (Garden Entrance)

Jo Clark

1 (907) 376-9576

All Saints Bazaar

SAT

11/17

10-3

8th & F Sts. Soups/Homemade Pies

Combine with Craft Fair at Egan Center

Donna Basinger

345-4721

HIKE

MON

11/19

10am

Shebanof

Pat Kauffman

346-1937

SNOWSHOE

11/29

12:00pm

Shebanof

Pat Kauffman

346-1937

EARLY WINTER SNOWSHOE/

Hatcher's Pass

WED

12/5

9:00am

Fred Meyer Muldoon (Garden Entrance)

Bring skis, snowshoes, water, layers

Jo Clark

1 (907) 376-9576

SNOWSHOE

Bridge to Bridge

WED

12/12

10am

Glen Alps Parking Lot

Pat Kauffman

346-1937

SNOWSHOE /Tree Cutting/

Turnagain Pass

SAT

12/15

12:30pm

Carrs Huffman (Café Entrance) We drive to Johnson Trailhead MP 64 & cut a tree along the trails.

Lunch at Chair 5 Girdwood Saw, rope, heavy work gloves, snowshoes, grippers

Jack Foster

258-4486

~~SNOWSHOE/~~

~~Holiday~~ ~~Lunch~~

~~WED~~

~~12/19~~

~~10am~~

~~Meet at Prospect~~

~~Lunch at noon~~

~~10000 Hillhaven Cr.~~

~~RSVP by Sunday~~

~~Pat Kauffman~~

~~346-1937~~

SNOWSHOE

WED

12/19

12pm

Prospect Parking Lot

Robin Holm

346-1937

~~Secret Bridge~~

~~SNOWSHOE~~

~~12/27~~

~~10am~~

~~Prospect~~

~~Robin Holm~~

~~346-1937~~

SNOWSHOE

Albert Loop Trail

12/27

10am

Fred Meyer Muldoon (Garden Entrance)

Donna Basinger

345-4721

SKI

Moose Meadow/ Girdwood

SAT

1/12

11am

Carrs Huffman (Café Entrance)

Late Lunch at Bake Shop

(Groomers come after lunch for great skate skiing)

Or 1/19

Jackie Whitlock

277-2691

Ski Beach Lake Trails

MON

1/16

10am

Fred Meyer Muldoon (Garden Entrance)

No Dogs

Jo Clark

1 (907) 376-9576

Cowling BINGO PARTY

SAT

1/19

7 pm

Bring a prize, gift wrapped

(recycle any gift you don’t want) 12835 Tara Lane

Anchorage, AK 99516

Cindy Cowling

677-3538

SNOWSHOE Winner Creek Trail

MON

1/21

9:30am

Carrs Huffman (Café Entrance)

Snowshoes and or grippers

SNOWSHOE

WED

1/30

12:30

SKI for Women

SUN

2/3

9:30am

Kincaid Chalet

http://www.alaskaskiforwomen.org/

Moose’s Tooth Celebration Afterwards

Cindy

677-3538

Bruce

345-5574

SNOWSHOE Government Peak

WED

2/6

Fred Meyer Muldoon (Garden Entrance)

Jo Clark

1 (907) 376-9576

SKI Majestic Mountain & Overnight

SUN

MON

2/10

2/11

12:30pm

Fred Meyer Muldoon (Garden Entrance)

4 rooms that sleep 3-4 have been reserve

We will ski on Sunday evening and all day Monday

Cost: about $60 for the room, meals are extra

http://www.majesticvalleylodge.com/

Snowshoe

Alaska Botanical Garden Perimeter Fence with Tree Expert

WED

2/13

1pm

Benny Benson School Parking Lot

Campbell Airstrip Rd.

Donna Basinger

345-4721

SKI Portage Lake

WED

2/20

10am

Carrs Huffman (Café Entrance)

Bruce Kakel

345-5574

ICE SKATE Reflection Lake

SAT

TBA

10am

4100 Defiance

Anchorage, AK

Jack Foster

258-4486

SKATE SKI CLINIC W/Marty

TBA

~~Torchlight Ski & Jambalaya Party~~

~~SAT~~

~~2/23~~

~~6pm~~

~~Abbott Rd. Parking~~

~~Gail Cellos: 6501 Downey Finch Dr.~~

~~Anchorage, AK 99516~~

~~Gail Cellos~~

~~345-7149~~

Nancy Lake Overnight

TUE/W

2/26

2/27

Noon

We share the cost of food & gasoline on this fun overnight at the Kauffman Cabin. Bring skis, snow shoes, sleeping bag, pillow, head lamp, day pack, gaiters

Pat Kauffman

346-1937

Tour of Anchorage

SUN

3/2

http://www.tourofanchorage.com/

Deb Tiernan McCall

346-3539

SKI Tour of Anchorage Trail

MON

3/3

11am

Behind Service High

Lunch on Tudor afterwards

Carol Sheridan 345-1088

Spring Break SNOWSHOE in Moose Pass

FRI

SAT

3/14

3/15

Carrs Huffman (Café Entrance)

Peerooza Hataria

272-2039

TURNAGAIN PASS

SNOWSHOE

WED

3/26

9:30am

Carrs Huffman (Café Entrance)

Joan Diamond

Spring HATCHER PASS SNOWSHOE

WED

4/9

9:30am

Fred Meyer Muldoon (Garden Entrance)

Bruce Kakel

SUMMER PLANNING LUNCH

WED

4/16

12noon

2015 Atwood Drive

Anchorage, AK 99517

Bonnie Godfred

277-6346