Table of Contents
Trip Locator Map 6
Foreword 11
Preface 15
Trips at a Glance 18
Introduction 23
How to Use This Book 51
Map Legend 55
Kenai
1 Tutka Backdoor Trail 58
2 Alpine Ridge Trail and Grewingk Glacier 64
3 Cook Inlet Beach Bike 68
4 Swan Lake Canoe System 79
5 Skyline Traverse 84
6 Resurrection Pass Trail System 87
7 Russian Lakes Trail 93
8 Caines Head 98
9 Mount Marathon 102
10 Harding Icefield Trail 106
11 Lost Lake 110
12 Ptarmigan and Vagt Lakes 114
13 Johnson Pass Iditarod Trail 118
14 Crescent and Carter Lakes Traverse 122
15 Grandview Whistle Stop and Bartlett Glacier 126
16 Manitoba Mountain 131
17 Center Ridge Ski Tour 135
18 Turnagain Pass Iditarod Trail 139
19 Hope Coastal Walk 142
20 Blackstone Bay Overlook 146
Anchorage
21 Skookum Glacier in Winter 152
22 Portage Pass in Winter 157
23 Berry Pass 162
24 California Creek 166
25 Crow Pass to Eagle River Traverse 171
26 Penguin Peak 177
27 Glen Alps to Indian via Ship Lake 181
28 Rabbit Creek to McHugh Creek Traverse 186
29 Williwaw Lakes Loop 189
30 McHugh Peak 195
31 Flattop Ridge Loops 198
32 Near Point and Wolverine Peak Loop 204
33 Anchorage Coastal Walk 208
34 Arctic Valley Ridge Loop 212
35 South Fork Valley Trail and Ewe Valley Overlook 217
36 Peters Creek Winter Tour 223
37 Eklutna Lake Bikepacking 226
38 Bold Ridge Overlook Bike to Hike 232
Mat-Su
39 Rabbit Slough in Winter 236
40 Lazy Mountain Loop 242
41 Hatcher Pass to Government Peak Traverse 246
42 Talkeetna Mine 251
43 Reed lakes 256
44 Nancy Lakes Canoe Loop 260
45 Peters Hills 264
46 K'esugi and Curry Ridges 267
47 Hicks Creek and Chitna Pass 275
48 Lion Head 281
49 Belanger Pass Loop 283
Copper Basin
50 Mentasta Mountains Loop 290
51 Dixie Pass 295
52 Jumbo Mine and Root Glacier Trail 300
53 Moonlight Odyssey at Thompson Pass 305
54 Historic Valdez Trail 308
55 Shoup Bay Trail 312
Acknowledgments 316
Glossary 318
Resources 320
Further Reading 328
In Recognition 329
Index 330
