Keep in mind also that your amount of sunlight starts to decline during October.Here's a nifty little website that shows you the approximate amount of daylight for the month of October. If you plan on starting your day out at 7am, it will be dark/twilight (depending on cloud cover too.)

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldcloc...&afl=-11&day=1

Just ignore me. I need to learn to look at dates before I post.