TUESDAY

Flattop Mountain Shuttle, 1-4:30 p.m. daily, Downtown Bicycle Rental, 333 W. Fourth Ave. A 3 1/2-hour afternoon excursion for tourists without rental cars who want to hike Flattop or locals with bikes needing a one-way shuttle into the mountains. $22 round-trip. $15 one way with your bike on back of the van. $35 Hike-Bike Combo with rental bike. (279-3334, www.hike-anchorage-alaska.com)

Dog Mushing 101, 2 p.m., Anchorage Alaska Public Lands Information Center, 605 W. Fourth Ave. Meet an Alaska husky, stand on the runners of a dog sled, meet a musher and more. Join Erin McLarnon and her sled dog for this demonstration at the visitors center. Free. (644-3661, www.alaskacenters.gov/ dog-mushing-101.cfm)

Bonny Sosa Tuesday Night Running Race Series, 5:30-8:15 p.m., Kincaid Outdoor Center, 9401 Raspberry Road. Hosted by Anchorage Parks and Recreation, locations change each week. Choose the Munchkin League for youth under 12 or those young at heart; Farm League for recreational runners; or the Lightning League for competitive runners. Register online at active.com by 12:30 p.m. race day. Fees increase the day of the event: $2 kids, $5 adults, $10 families, $30 adult season pass, $60 family season pass. (343-4217, www.muni.org/departments/parks/pages/tuesdaynightracec.aspx)

THURSDAY

Alaska Outdoors Weekly Hiking, 6:30 p.m., Bicentennial Park: North Bivouac, Basher Drive. Join other outdoor enthusiasts for a challenging hike. Meeting location changes every week. $1 for nonmembers. (770-0440, www.alaska-outdoors.org)

SATURDAY

Walk for Lupus Now, 9-11 a.m., The Alaska Dome, 6601 Changepoint Drive. Registration begins at 9 am, with the walk starting at 10 a.m. Fun for the whole family, including raffles, music and arts and crafts for the kids. Free. (338-6332, www.lupus.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/alaska_home.aspx)

I Heart Kids and Cows 5K Fun Run/Walk, 10 a.m., UAA, Gorsuch Commons, 3700 Sharon Gagnon Lane. UAA Student Activities is sponsoring the fun run/walk, with support from the UAA Heifer International Club, UAA Greek Life, and UAA Residence Life. Proceeds raised will be donated to Heifer International and Covenant House Alaska. Register in advance at www.uaatix.com starting at 9 a.m. at the start of the race. $15-$20. (786-1219, www.uaa.alaska.edu/kidsandcows)

Dog Dash and Dawdle, 11 a.m., Chugiak Benefit Association building, 18606 Old Glenn Highway. A 10K and 5K run and 1-mile walk benefiting the Roscoe Fund, which assists pets or rescue animals in need of emergency medical treatment. Come run or walk with your leashed, canine friend along the new paved trail that offers mountain and inlet views. $25 includes a race T-shirt and dog tag finisher medal. (696-3025, www.otccalaska.co)

Junior Naturalist Seed Program, 2 p.m., Eagle River Nature Center, 32750 Eagle River Road. Seed heads and berries contain packages of new life for the next growing season. Learn how plants have many tricks for distributing their offspring in this hands-on program, indoor and outdoors. Free program; $5 parking for non-members. (694-2108, www.ernc.org)

SUNDAY

Tunnel to Towers Run, 10 a.m.-noon, West Delaney Park Strip, P Street and West Ninth Avenue. A fundraiser for the Building for America's Bravest Program, a partnership between the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation and Gary Sinise Foundation. These groups build accessible "smart homes" for severely injured service men and women. $40. (274-7222, t2trun.org/site/displaySite.do?siteIdCode=22RWFG5C)

Harvesting Wild Mushrooms, 2 p.m., Eagle River Nature Center, 32750 Eagle River Road. Join naturalist Ute Olsson for an indoor slide presentation, followed by a 1-mile walk, for an introduction to the basics of identifying berries and mushrooms. Free program; $5 parking for nonmembers. (694-2108, www.ernc.org)

MONDAY

Alaska Outdoors Weekly Hiking, 6:30 p.m., Bicentennial Park: Smoke Jumper Trailhead, BLM Road. Monday outings are for beginners and families. Meeting location changes every week. $1 for nonmembers. (770-0440, www.alaska-outdoors.org)

ON DECK

Nature and Travel Writing Class, 7-9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 19. Sierra Club Office, 750 W. Second Ave., Suite 100. Participants in this workshop-style class will explore and refine their own writing styles, with an emphasis on the personal essay form. Taught by essayist/author Bill Sherwonit, the class will also read and discuss works by some of America's finest nature and travel writers, past and present. $240. (245-0283, akgriz@hotmail.com)

Wilderness First Aid, 6-9 p.m. Sept. 28, Spring Creek Farm, N Lossing Road. Learn what to do in a backcountry emergency and get CPR certified. $200; 225 w/CPR. Pre-register online. (376-2898, www.naoiak.org)

Oktoberfest Run For Beans, 7:30 a.m. Sept. 29, Snow Goose Restaurant and Pub, 717 W. Third Ave. A benefit for Bean's Cafe and the Brother Francis Shelter. It's a 5K and 10K out and back course on the Coastal Trail. There is a quarter-mile children's race. Runners in costume get a one minute head start. Registration is online and bib pickup will be at Skinny Raven Sports on Sept. 25 and Sept. 27 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. (www.anchoragerunningclub.org/events.html)

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