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A solo hiking traverse of Mt. Gastineau-Roberts-Sheep

...break. I had a day off coming up fast and I had to make a quick decision. The hiking traverse starting from the Mt. Roberts trail head and up to Gastineau Peak, Mt. Roberts, Sheep Mountain, then out Sheep Creek valley trail was on my mind...

http://juneauempire.com/blog-post/betsy-fischer/2012-07-25/solo-hiking-traverse-
Rainy Roberts run

...Streets to reach the start of the Mt. Roberts Trail, and then made their way up...Tram Run, held Saturday on the Mt. Roberts Trail. The race course began at the...Roberts Trailhead and up the Mt. Roberts Trail to the cross above the upper...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/072802/spo_run.shtml
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Around Town

...Aug. 2 Shrine of St. Therese grounds closed to the public. Details: 780-6112. Volunteers needed for work on Mt. Roberts trail, 9 a.m., Base of the Tram on Roberts. Bring appropriate clothes gloves, water and a lunch. Details: James...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/080103/loc_calendar.shtml
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How to avoid getting lost in the wilderness

...looking. "We're very lucky with Josh (Shrader) that he'd e-mailed a friend and said 'I'm going to go up Mt. Roberts trail and come back out Sheep Creek,'" Bowler said. Otherwise the searchers wouldn't have known where to start...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/080201/Out_GetLost.shtml
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Outsiders: Luke Metcalfe

...tranquil experience. Worst outdoor experience: In third grade, on Thanksgiving day, my dad and I were hiking on Mt. Roberts trail before dinner. There is an old flume trail that cuts off from the main path and goes into the basin. It peters...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/121006/out_20061210005.shtml
Outdoors
Juneau Empire Story Archive

...champion Moose at Juneau-Douglas High School. Games begin at 8 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. Saturday, Jan. 8 Mt. Roberts Trail hike: Meet at 9:30 a.m. at end of 6th Avenue in downtown Juneau. Four-mile roundtrip hike with 1,600-foot...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/010700/Spo_spocal.shtml
Juneau Empire Story Archive

...the Mt. Roberts Tramway up during Saturday's free day. Two or more brothers from the family decided to hike the Mt. Roberts Trail down, but one left the switchbacks and began a descent straight down to Gastineau Avenue. "He got well off the...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/050701/Loc_Rescue.shtml
Trail Mix applies for trail funding

...The Sheep Creek trail, Mt. Juneau trail, and the Mt. Roberts trail are all on the docket for potential upgrades. Schaaf...designed with sustainability in mind," he said. The Mt. Roberts trail, for instance, draws locals and visitors throughout...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/101609/out_505487770.shtml
Trail report: New local trails now complete, others received needed upgrades

...immensely popular this year." Sheep Creek Trail, Mt. Roberts Trail, Treadwell Ditch Trail: Received new bridges in...Trail, two large bridges were constructed on the Mt. Roberts Trail, and one on the Treadwell Ditch Trail near Gastineau...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/110609/out_513336348.shtml
Stave off spring itch on accessible trails

...years and it's still passable, but we probably won't be able to get back there to clear it until mid-May." Mt. Roberts Trail: This trail is almost certainly still covered in a blanket of snow, except for the trailheads on Basin Road and...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/031210/out_586481446.shtml
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