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Monday Aug 18, 2014 #
Note
Our routes, first part on the east part of the map --
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and the second part on the north and west sections --
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Screwed up #105 (bad compass on my part, but we recovered OK, 5-10 minutes), #73 (misread where we were on the ridge, went down first instead of up, 5 minutes), #94 (dark, thick vegetation, totally confused for a while, 15 minutes), #84 (looking for a non-existant reentrant (5 minutes). Overall, not so bad. :-)
and the second part on the north and west sections --
Screwed up #105 (bad compass on my part, but we recovered OK, 5-10 minutes), #73 (misread where we were on the ridge, went down first instead of up, 5 minutes), #94 (dark, thick vegetation, totally confused for a while, 15 minutes), #84 (looking for a non-existant reentrant (5 minutes). Overall, not so bad. :-)
Sunday Aug 17, 2014 #
Note
A little bit better view of the rogaine course, at least the part we did. Our route was 20-70-42-78-105-71-52-50-45-83-104-73 (now dark) 82-79-61-51-86-66-94-72 (now light) 40-84-62-102-69-90-30-25.
First part of map --
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Second part of map --
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First part of map --
Second part of map --
Saturday Aug 16, 2014 #
rogaining 23:22:22 [2]
shoes: pegasus #3
WRC with Sandy. Don't have the usual data like how far we went or how we did, the former because GPS units weren't allowed unless they were properly bagged, which I didn't bother to do, the latter because SI problems apparently were allowed. I assume they have results sorted out by now, but they weren't when we left to flee back to Wyoming.
Terrain was fine, though the forest was downright ugly at times (deadfall) with little way of knowing when that might be the case. The map, printed at 1:33,000 and 10-meter contours, was the most legible map I've used in the USA. Seriously. Oh, it had its problems, but you sure could read it.
Sandy seemed to be having a low energy day, maybe altitude? So we throttled back the pace, walked slowly, took breaks as needed, We had a decent route, executed well, especially the night controls, and handily defeated various rivals, primarily JJ, Clint, and Ernst. And therefore didn't finish last. And no snakes, no mountain lions, didn't get shot at, got hopelessly lost only once but recovered pretty quickly, and didn't lose any money in the Deadwood casinos. So a very successful weekend.
Though I am getting a bit old for this 24-hour stuff, even when done at a saunter.
A really blurry image of the map, I'll work on doing better. Click on it for a larger blurry image.
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Terrain was fine, though the forest was downright ugly at times (deadfall) with little way of knowing when that might be the case. The map, printed at 1:33,000 and 10-meter contours, was the most legible map I've used in the USA. Seriously. Oh, it had its problems, but you sure could read it.
Sandy seemed to be having a low energy day, maybe altitude? So we throttled back the pace, walked slowly, took breaks as needed, We had a decent route, executed well, especially the night controls, and handily defeated various rivals, primarily JJ, Clint, and Ernst. And therefore didn't finish last. And no snakes, no mountain lions, didn't get shot at, got hopelessly lost only once but recovered pretty quickly, and didn't lose any money in the Deadwood casinos. So a very successful weekend.
Though I am getting a bit old for this 24-hour stuff, even when done at a saunter.
A really blurry image of the map, I'll work on doing better. Click on it for a larger blurry image.
Friday Aug 15, 2014 #
12 PM
hike 1:01:23 [1] 2.59 mi (23:44 / mi) +413ft 20:37 / mi
shoes: pegasus #3
Walking around a bit of the model map for the rogaine with Sandy and Gail. I assume it will be the same sort of stuff tomorrow, just 23 hours more of it.
hike 7 [1] 0.0 mi (1:33:53 / mi)
And just marking where the event center is.
Wednesday Aug 13, 2014 #
Note
Hit rock bottom this evening after a very good stretch…. :-(
Of course I'm talking dinners, and the quality thereof, since departing the US Champs.
First stop was Salida, with a fine pizza and salad and beer at Amicas, been there once before some years ago.
Second stop was Silverthorne, visiting former Ultrarunning parter Stan Wagon and his wife, they served us a Thai dinner.
Third stop was at the western retreat of Pete and Lex Bundschuh, excellent meal cooked by Pete (plus lots of good conversation).
And then heading north, we landed in Wheatland, Wyoming, where the place that seemed least likely to poison us was Taco John's. So TJ's it was, dining in style on their patio….
And onward to Rapid City tomorrow.
Of course I'm talking dinners, and the quality thereof, since departing the US Champs.
First stop was Salida, with a fine pizza and salad and beer at Amicas, been there once before some years ago.
Second stop was Silverthorne, visiting former Ultrarunning parter Stan Wagon and his wife, they served us a Thai dinner.
Third stop was at the western retreat of Pete and Lex Bundschuh, excellent meal cooked by Pete (plus lots of good conversation).
And then heading north, we landed in Wheatland, Wyoming, where the place that seemed least likely to poison us was Taco John's. So TJ's it was, dining in style on their patio….
And onward to Rapid City tomorrow.
Tuesday Aug 12, 2014 #
10 AM
run/hike 3:51:00 [2] 13.36 mi (17:17 / mi) +3341ft 13:59 / mi
shoes: pegasus #3
Went with JJ to go up what turned out to be Mt. Lincoln, 14,286, though we weren't sure where we were headed when we started. Route for the most part is the green one (#1) on the linked map, except an extra mile and a half because we couldn't get our rental car all the way to Mineral Park.
And then the word was that you weren't supposed to go to the top of Mt. Bross, private land.
So we figured we see how things looked when we got to the saddle just NW of Bross, and then decide. Got there, saw some folks heading up to the top of Bross, decided not to ourselves, mainly because Lincoln just looked a little more interesting. So off to it. And then back to the car the same way we'd come.
Nice outing. Beautiful day, got an early start, about 8 am just to avoid be up high after noon, but just a few clouds and not much wind. Just a steady hike going up. Jogged most of the way back down, getting tired towards the end, certainly could have done without the last bit on the flat dirt road. But still a really nice time, very glad to have company. And JJ did OK for a young fellow.
And then the word was that you weren't supposed to go to the top of Mt. Bross, private land.
So we figured we see how things looked when we got to the saddle just NW of Bross, and then decide. Got there, saw some folks heading up to the top of Bross, decided not to ourselves, mainly because Lincoln just looked a little more interesting. So off to it. And then back to the car the same way we'd come.
Nice outing. Beautiful day, got an early start, about 8 am just to avoid be up high after noon, but just a few clouds and not much wind. Just a steady hike going up. Jogged most of the way back down, getting tired towards the end, certainly could have done without the last bit on the flat dirt road. But still a really nice time, very glad to have company. And JJ did OK for a young fellow.