Hiking and Other Cool Stuff

Class starts at 8 pm. Social dancing afterwards till 1:30 am.
$10 cover, they prefer cash.

Parking: They have ample free parking.

Address:
The Periodic Table, 8808 Centre Park Drive, Columbia, MD.

This place is real elegant, and there is plenty of free parking. Safe.

$25 at the door.
Salsa and Bachata classes from 8 pm to 10 pm.
Social dancing afterwards.

Where:
Hollywood Ballroom: 2126 Industrial Pkwy, Silver Spring, MD

This will be a slow-paced hike.
Please arrive 15 minutes early for this hike to allow time to get familiar with parking.

Parking Address:
East View Parking Area, 7901 Comus Road, Dickerson, MD 20842.

Meeting Point: Parking area

After the hike, we can check out the famous Sugarloaf Mountain Winery.
The vineyard may possibly have a food truck on site on weekends. They also sell some packaged cheeses and charcuterie. You are welcome to bring your own picnic lunch, but no alcohol other than their wine is permitted on the property. It seems the lawn chairs/tables fill up quickly, so they suggest bringing a blanket or lawn chair to sit.

Interesting facts:
Sugarloaf is known as a monadnock, a mountain that remains after the erosion of the surrounding land. Here, that process took approximately 14 million years. At an elevation of 1282 feet, Sugarloaf stands more than 800 feet above the farmland below.

The mountain and trails are maintained by Stronghold, Inc. a non-profit setup by Louise and Gordon Strong in 1946 to preserve the mountain so that it could be enjoyed by everyone. The mountain has many wonderful hiking trails that can be combined to create many different loops.

Check out the trail maps here:
https://sugarloafmd.com/trail-maps/

RELEASE OF LIABILITY & ASSUMPTION OF RISK AGREEMENT:
By being a member of this Group, RSVPing to any Activity, or participating in any Activity, You accept and agree to the terms and conditions described below:

1. You acknowledge that hiking in nature carries the risk of potential harm to yourself, including the risk of injuries such as broken bones or muscle/tendon injuries, illness, disability, or death.
2. You agree that You will at all times be responsible for Yourself and Your own safety.
3. You release and hold harmless with respect to all injury, disability, death, or loss of property, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, this group's leadership and members for the hikes that you participate in.
4. You acknowledge and agree that this Group is merely a collection of friends or potential friends who enjoy doing activities, and that in no event does any Organizer or Other Member assume any responsibility or liability for You.
5. You agree not to sue and to release, discharge, waive and hold harmless all organizers and other members from and against all liabilities, claims, demands, losses, damages, suits and proceedings, for negligence, carelessness or any other cause which you may have or that hereafter may accrue arising, resulting from or related to your membership in this group or participation in any activity.

Meetup no-show rate is usually 40% to 60%. For the evening walks, in winter it gets dark real soon. So if its just women, then we usually coordinate using text messages, and walk around the city lights to be safe. For women, if you already know me, please text message me to reconfirm our walking appointment, we can even coordinate to meet earlier or later. For women, if you dont have my number, please send me a message with your phone number, and I will text you.

Address: 9801 Rhode Island Ave, College Park, MD 20740
Parking: There is a free parking lot

Meeting Spot: Wait near the benches outside Mom's Organic, under the trees. We will walk around the city lights for an hour and try to hit 3 miles in total.

Bring plenty of water, whatever you need for your hike, and your awesome authentic self. Bring a joke.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY & ASSUMPTION OF RISK AGREEMENT:
By being a member of this Group, RSVPing to any Activity, or participating in any Activity, You accept and agree to the terms and conditions described below:

1. You acknowledge that hiking in nature carries the risk of potential harm to yourself, including the risk of injuries such as broken bones or muscle/tendon injuries, illness, disability, or death.
2. You agree that You will at all times be responsible for Yourself and Your own safety.
3. You release and hold harmless with respect to all injury, disability, death, or loss of property, whether caused by negligence or otherwise, this group's leadership and members for the hikes that you participate in.
4. You acknowledge and agree that this Group is merely a collection of friends or potential friends who enjoy doing
   activities, and that in no event does any Organizer or Other Member assume any responsibility or liability for You.
5. You agree not to sue and to release, discharge, waive and hold harmless all organizers and other members from and against all liabilities, claims, demands, losses, damages, suits and proceedings, for negligence, carelessness or any other cause which you may have or that hereafter may accrue arising, resulting from or related to your membership in this group or participation in any activity.