WEST GOLD HILL DINOSAUR TRACK SITE

TRIP INFORMATION

Date: Sunday, October 13^th, 2024.

Time: Participants meet at 8:30am at the Silvershield trail head in Ouray, CO.

Leaders: Steve Cumella and Rick Trujillo

Organizer: Kim Gerhardt

Fee: $15/registration

Limit: 10 minimum, no maximum. Leaders will decide if trip goes by October 10^th

Cancellation policy: $13 refunded to registrants who drop out or if FCGS cancels trip.  

Transportation / Lodging: Participants must arrange their own transportation to the Silvershield trail head in Ouray. They must also make their own lodging arrangements if they wish to stay overnight before or after the trip.

Bring: Daypack with lunch, water, rain gear and warm layers. Hiking poles are highly recommended for the descent.

More Information: Registrants will receive an email with directions to the trail head and contact information.

Contact: Please contact Kim Gerhart, 970-759-7689 cell, if you have questions.

CAUTION: The dinosaur trackway is reached by a 2.1 mile, 1,600’ climb uphill to 9,300’ on a rough, exposed trail with unsure footing in places. As difficult as this sounds, the descent is often more taxing on the knees!

Membership Requirement: ALL participants on an FCGS field trip must be current members of the FCGS. This is an insurance requirement.
 

I hereby state that I wish to participate in the Four Corners Geological Society field trip in and around Durango, CO. I understand that the F.C.G.S. is not a professional outdoor organization. The individuals organizing and leading field trips are providing this service as unpaid volunteers. I recognize, and accept, that any outdoor activity may involve certain dangers, including but not limited to the hazards of falling rocks, temperature, weather, accidents or illness in remote locations, lack of hydration, forces of nature, insects, animals, motor vehicles as driver and passenger, and the actions of participants and other persons.

RELEASED PARTIES: By executing this release and waiver of liability and indemnity agreement, I voluntarily agree to forever release and discharge the following parties: F.C.G.S. directors, officers, agents and trip leaders, trip organizers and any public entity or public employee (whether paid or volunteer) that assists in presenting, organizing and promoting F.C.G.S. field trips.

RELEASE FROM LIABILITY: I hereby fully and forever discharge and release the Released Parties from any and all liability, claims, demands, losses, and causes of action whatsoever arising out of any damages, whether in tort or contract or under any statute of any nature, both in law and in equity, including claims for personal injury or death to me or damage to my property arising from the passive or active sole or concurrent negligence or other fault of any of the Released Parties, including but not limited to any claims or losses resulting from any activities in which I may engage during the F.C.G.S. field trip event, including but not limited to operating any motorized vehicle , as a passenger in any motorized vehicle, or from any other cause that may arise during the event.

CONTINUATION OF OBLIGATIONS: I agree and acknowledge that the terms and conditions of the above provisions shall continue in full force and effect indefinitely even upon conclusion of the F.C.G.S. field trip. I further agree that my heirs, executors, administrators, successors, assigns and personal representatives, or anyone else claiming on my behalf, shall not initiate any lawsuit, cause of action or claim for damages against any of the Released Parties.

MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT: This agreement cannot be modified orally and a waiver of any provision shall not be construed as a modification of any provision herein, as consent to any other provision herein, or as consent to any subsequent waiver or modification.

I have fully informed myself of the contents of this Waiver and Release of Liability by reading before I have signed it.

Medical Conditions

Please describe any medical condition currently requiring special care, medication or diet that can adversely affect or limit your participation in the activities described for this field trip. These may include, but not be limited to, limited mobility / hearing / sight, fear of heights, dangerous allergies, medical conditions other than those listed below, and pregnancy.

I hereby authorize release of the information herein to medical personnel in case of emergency: