Brown course at Superfly Marsh, last day of the Rocky Mountain O-Fest. This was my best day, probably due to the most excellent pizza and fine companionship last night on Inca Drive. Truly a highlight of the trip.
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1, There was a flag on the fence corner on the direct line, and that made a good target, then up on the spur and headed for it, when I saw Leslie and some others on my course streaking for a hill a little left and further down the hill. Since they seemed to be going to punch, I figured I must be a little off and so I headed down there, only to find they were only running by it on the way to #2. Had to backtrack and climb a line back. Felt pretty foolish.
2. This was easy, just under the cliff I had visited the first time, and keep on toward the rocks beyond.
3. Leslie in sight a ways ahead, aimed for the general area of the marked marsh crossing, then along the marsh a bit, climb up over a spur or two and in. Passed Leslie on the first spur
4. A slog getting up the hill to the trail No navigational issues, just slow.
5. Very slow, and had trouble following a compass line, getting off to the left quite a bit. I had in mind to go under the two bare rock areas and come up the far side, but saw Paul Clatterbuck going up between them and hallucinated that it might be a good way to go. Of course I got too high and had to scramble down among unfriendly cliffs. I would say about 2 minutes lost here.
6. Lots of ways to do this leg. George was a ways in front of me, contouring all the way around to the left. I thought about climbing the steep reentrant and attacking from the top. I later found that was how Sarah went. It looked a little dicey for locating the control though. Paul went over one and climbed up the next reentrant, much less steep, and I went over a bit further and just contoured around and under between George's route and Paul's. George Paul and I arrived pretty much together.
7. Time was a bit slow, probably because of the very dicey descent. Probably would have been better to contour around to the left. But no trouble, and could see the flag from the top of the prior spur. Just slow getting down to it.
8. Through the aspens and easy to see.
9. Long slog, mostly along the fence.
F. Gritting my teeth.