GOODBYE TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ON MT. ASCUTNEY (Intermediate)

Event Organizer: Conor Rafferty 803 0811 in area code 908

[IGNORE any Meetup solicitations, all Random events are free].

We will hike Mt. Ascutney and bid farewell from a western facing ledge to the last sunset of Daylight Savings Time. The distance will be about 10 miles and the elevation gain 3000 feet.

This hike is considered INTERMEDIATE because of distance and climb. Read the entire description before you RSVP to this event. If you underestimate the demands; overestimate your knowledge, experience, skills or abilities; or come unprepared you put yourself and others at risk. Consider this before you RSVP.

If you are interested in participating in this event sign up for the waiting list. I will add people that answer the questions that are part of the RSVP process.

The maximum group size for this trip will be 10 people.

Guests aren't permitted.

=== Trip Summary ===

We start as a group, hike as a group, and finish as a group. This is intended as a conversational-pace hike. We're out to have a good time and enjoy the fall views.

It should take about 9 hours. We are getting a late start so we can summit around sunset. We will be coming down in the dark. Bring a headlamp! One option for safety is to walk down the auto road, about 2 miles.

=== What to Bring ===

A good gear list is here. Also bring a sense of humor, a story and a smile. And don't forget a microscope.
• https://www.outdoors.org/resources/amc-outdoors/outdoor-resources/three-season-hiking-and-backpacking-gear-list/

Do not rely on others to have extra items to share with you at the meeting spot or on the trail. You should know how to use all of your equipment - test it for fit prior to this trip.

For this hike, I'm trying meetup chat instead of meetup messages. It is supposed to be more real-time. Messages can take hours to be delivered.

=== Directions ===
We will meet at the roadside pullout on 44A facing the state park campground. The campground itself will be behind a gate but there is a big pullout.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uXCLiLQncNmbFfJx5
Google puts a big red CLOSED sign on the location because the auto road is gated in mid October, but we can still walk the trails.

=== RSVP Instructions ===

RSVP Process: You will be asked one question after you click "YES" for this event - "Did you read the entire event description? Did you spot the silly item? What hikes have you done in the last three months? What is your cell number for last minute arrangements? " Stay under the 250 character limit, otherwise Meetup will drop your response and I won't know you are signed up.

=== Random Group of Hikers Disclaimer ===

As a condition of your voluntary participation in this activity you acknowledge and agree to the following: this activity involves inherent risks that can cause property damage, injury, illness, disability, and/or death to participants and/or others; you assume all risk associated with this activity; you are responsible for having the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, clothing, and equipment to safely participate in this activity; you know and will follow the Hike Safe Responsibility Code (http://www.hikesafe.com/); the organizer(s) of this activity are volunteers; and you release, hold harmless, and indemnify the organizer(s) and all members of this group from any and all claims for property damage, injury, illness, disability, and/or death - including those caused by negligence and/or other reasons.