If you'd like to spend {part of} your Green Key doing this.... ... Get outside with us this weekend! To sign up, blitz the leaders below/fill out the google form! *As always, financial aid applies to all trips over $10 and you can rent gear from Dartmouth Outdoor Rentals for FREE!!!! (just ask!)* Let the leaders know if you have any questions! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This week, in honor of Green Key, we have marked all of our beginner-friendly trips with ~rowdy~ ~green~ ~tildes~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY THURSDAY THURSDAY What: ~Nunnemacher~ ~overnight~ When: 7pm Thursday - 8am Friday Why: Because it will be a fun cabin overnight with fun people! Level : 0 Leaders: Emma Mazzuchi and Madylin Partridge Cost: $1 Gear: sleeping bag, water, toiletries (you can borrow a sleeping bag) Blitz/link: blitz [log in to unmask] to sign up FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY What: ~Ascutney~ ~Hike!~ When: 2pm-6pm Friday Why: Start Green Key Weekend off right with a beautiful afternoon hike and get back to campus in time for festivities ;) Moderate distance, good exercise, great snacks, better people, even better views. Level : 2.5 Leaders: Anna Ellis '19, Maddy Kroot '19, Geordi Gier '21, and Madilyn Partridge '21 Cost: 5 dollars DOC/8 dollars non DOC Gear: A water bottle, a day pack, and sneakers or hiking boots Blitz/link: Please blitz [log in to unmask] to sign up. SATURDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY What: ~Cardigan~ ~Sunsike~ ~ft.~ ~Green~ ~Tea~ When: Saturday 5:30 pm to 10 pm Why: Sunsets are pretty, hangovers are not! Best 3 mile hike within an hour drive. Level : 2.2 Leaders: Zach Berkow and Kevin Donohue Cost: $3 DOC $5 non-DOC Gear: Boots, a backpack, headlamp, and yourself. Blitz/link: [log in to unmask] SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY What: Camels HUMP and Ben and Jerry's When: Sunday 8:30 am to 3:30ish pm Why: Rejuvenate post Green Tea with some Green Mountains and maybe some Green Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream! Pretty views and VT packed into a 5ish mile hike. Level : 3.5 Leaders: Zach Berkow and Aiko Takata Cost: $7 DOC $9 non DOC Gear: Boots, backpack, warm layers, and a personality. Blitz/link: [log in to unmask] SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY What: Franconia Ridge Loop When: 8am-6pm SUNDAY Why: Detox after Green Key with one of the most popular (and gorgeous!!) hikes in New England and bag 3 4000-foot peaks: Little Haystack, Lincoln, and Lafayette! Level : 3.5/5 Leaders: Anna Ellis '19 and Matt Mann '21 Cost: 8 dollars DOC/12 dollars non DOC Gear: two liters of water, study hiking boots or sneakers, non-cotton hiking clothes, and a day pack Blitz/link: Please blitz [log in to unmask] to sign up. Please include your dash number, dietary restrictions, and shoe size for microspikes. SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY What: Mt. Isolation When: SUNDAY 7am- 8pm Why: Finish your green key right with a 12 mile hike to one of the most ~isolated~ 4000 footers. Level : 5 Leaders: Michelle Dundek & Ursula Jongebloed Cost: $7 DOC members, $12 otherwise Gear: Warm layers, water, backpack. You can borrow a puffy jacket, balaclava, mittens, or overboots Blitz/link: Email [log in to unmask] to signup! SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY What: ~Sunday~ ~Morning~ ~Trailwork!~ When: 8am to noon Why: Because Smarts needs our love and Maddy will probably buy us ice cream afterwards Level: 1 Leaders: Maddy Kroot and Emma Doherty Cost: FREE!!!!! Gear: water, whatever layers seem reasonable, closed-toed shoes Blitz: [log in to unmask] with your DA$H and dietary restrictions to sign up! NEXT NEXT NEXT WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY What: ~Kevin's~ ~Heeler~ ~Overnight!!~ When: NEXT Wed. 5/23 after the feed (~8:00) to the next morning before classes Why: Do you want to learn more about linguistics? Do you want to play the world's premier spaghetti western themed card game? Do you want to have a great time in a cabin with awesome people? Sign up!! Level : 0 Leaders: Maddy Kroot and Kevin Donohue Cost: $1 for both DOC and non-DOC!! Gear: You'll need sleeping things, like a sleeping bag! You can borrow anything from DOR, just let us know Blitz/link: Blitz [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] with your DA$H and any gear you might need to borrow! In case you were wondering about levels: *Level 0*. Total distance traversed is roughly equal to the distance between parking and whatever cabin/diner/roller rink we're going to. *It's about the destination, not the journey, alright?* *Level 1*. More of a chill nature walk. *It's been a stressful* *week* *and* *you just want to walk leisurely between some trees, okay?* *Level 2.* Short hike, but uphill. More than a chill nature walk. *You want to walk uphill* *and* *maybe sweat a little, is that too much to ask?* *Level 3.* Longer hike, more uphill. *You could maybe get* *in**to* *this* *whole hiking thing but you're maybe not* *in**terested* *in* *doing anything all that crazy* *this* *week**end, y'know?* *Level 4*. Longer hike, more uphill, significant elevation gain and you might get above tree-line. *You're feeling pretty savvy* *and* *you want to bag a bigger peak* *this* *week**end, cool?* *Level 5*. Longest hikes we regularly run, major distances and elevation gain. *Those AT thru hikers got nothin' on you, yeah!* *Level 6+.* Prezi Traverse, Carter Traverse, anytime we carry a canoe up something nonsensical. *Okay you might be a little crazy but look at those calves, wow!* Sign up to get *financial aid* on any DOC-related activity: http://outdoors-dev.dartmouth.edu/opo/finaid.html