Name: 9TH Annual Turkey Day 9am Morton Arboretum 5 mile hike Please Read Info!
Start: 2024-11-28T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-11-28T10:30:00-06:00

**FREE ENTRANCE/PARKING ON THANKSGIVING! PLEASE READ DETAILS!**

***BUT, non-Arboretum members need to have a FREE Timed entry ticket for 11-28-2024 to enter the Arboretum on Thanksgiving. Go to this website: [Arboretum tickets](https://tickets.mortonarb.org/admission) Scroll over to November 28 and complete the transaction for $0 (free tickets).*** You can enter about 15 minutes prior to the timed entry on your ticket. Please give yourself time to go through a possibly busy entrance where you show a timed entry pass (FREE on T-Day!) and park at the Visitors Center.

**ARBORETUM MEMBERS** can get in by showing their membership card at the front gate.

We will meet at the Visitors Center (right next to the ticket kiosks by 9:00am and start hiking by 9:05am. You can enter about 15 minutes prior to the timed entry on your ticket. We will start hiking on time, so plan accordingly. The pace will be slower than normal, but we will try to average 3.3 mph (18 minutes per mile). The hike will take about 1.5 hours. Thus you get home in plenty of time for eating, meeting w/relatives and watching Football.

***Lary will be collecting $1 per person/ per event (Maximum $10 if you attend 10 or more events) for the Fall 2024. Please consider bringing a $1 to maintain this group on Meetup.com for another semi-annual period which costs us $350 a year (This is double what we paid in 2023). When you sign up for this hike you will notice an "unpaid" next to only your name. Everyone's status is "unpaid", but you can only see your own status.***

By signing up for this event, you are agreeing to the group's Waiver of Liability which states, "The Event Organizers of the **Naperville Hiking, Biking and Outdoor Enthusiast**s do not profess to be professionals of any sort. Rather, we are just regular people willing to donate our time to bring people together to do an activity we were going to do on our own. We do this because a shared experience is more rewarding.

Hiking, Biking and Paddling a small watercraft are inherently dangerous activities. This group, its organizers, assistant organizers, and event organizers will not be held responsible for any injuries or accidents that may occur carpooling to and from an event or for any injuries or accidents before, during, and after group events. If you sign up and join us on an event you are acknowledging that you freely and voluntarily assume all risks of injuries and damages and agree to participate in the event/outing."

Morton Arboretum link: https://www.mortonarb.org/visit-explore/plan-visit/know-you-go-visit-information Map: http://www.mortonarb.org/visit-explore/plan-visit/maps-and-directions.

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