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Saturday Oct 26, 2019 #
Event: WCOC Huntington Meet
10 AM
Orienteering race 1:32:17 [3] 4.3 km (21:28 / km)
shoes: Icebugs
Brown course at Huntington. Another mediocre navigation on my part. But I did find them all. I need to work on my distance perception on 1:7500 maps.
My route.
Too short on 1. Angled n.e. from trail too early and came upon the utility corridor (road?) that I've been on lots of times in years past but hadn't this time took notice of on the map. When the realization struct, I cut n.w. straight to the control. That served me well on 5 (same control) as I repeated in my footsteps.
Too long on 2 going up the trail, not finding the trail coming in from the east, my intended signal to turn left. Walk says he went straight to 2 taking heed of the reentrant. Since my fiasco at Hurd with micro reentrants many among macro reentrants, I've hesitated putting my trust in such features. Need to rethink that.
3, 4, 5, and 6 just as planned.
7 did me in. Went too far. I was concentrating on keeping a straight path by compass, and by golly that went well. But when I spotted the wall, I mistook it for the wall back east by the other marsh and I kept going further. The flag was quite visible as I back tracked.
8 was bad. Reached the utility corridor (road?) one wall west of the wall I thought I was by. Crossing s. expecting to find a clear box of walls, I should have immediately retreated when the walls I saw were not as expected. Instead I headed s.e. straight into a really nasty nest of fallen trees and fell and rolled trying to cross over a stack of them, gashing my right shin. Didn't see the blood on my pant leg until back at the car. Relo'd to the north and executed my originally planned attack on 8.
Just a lot of muttering in self-chastisement as I slowly limped straight to 9.
My route.
Too short on 1. Angled n.e. from trail too early and came upon the utility corridor (road?) that I've been on lots of times in years past but hadn't this time took notice of on the map. When the realization struct, I cut n.w. straight to the control. That served me well on 5 (same control) as I repeated in my footsteps.
Too long on 2 going up the trail, not finding the trail coming in from the east, my intended signal to turn left. Walk says he went straight to 2 taking heed of the reentrant. Since my fiasco at Hurd with micro reentrants many among macro reentrants, I've hesitated putting my trust in such features. Need to rethink that.
3, 4, 5, and 6 just as planned.
7 did me in. Went too far. I was concentrating on keeping a straight path by compass, and by golly that went well. But when I spotted the wall, I mistook it for the wall back east by the other marsh and I kept going further. The flag was quite visible as I back tracked.
8 was bad. Reached the utility corridor (road?) one wall west of the wall I thought I was by. Crossing s. expecting to find a clear box of walls, I should have immediately retreated when the walls I saw were not as expected. Instead I headed s.e. straight into a really nasty nest of fallen trees and fell and rolled trying to cross over a stack of them, gashing my right shin. Didn't see the blood on my pant leg until back at the car. Relo'd to the north and executed my originally planned attack on 8.
Just a lot of muttering in self-chastisement as I slowly limped straight to 9.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019 #
Note
An excellent day to be in the woods with fine weather and foliage, but with heavy rain predicted for tomorrow, I just had to grab my cameras and drive around the higher hills looking for vistas with brilliant trees. Surprising what I found so close to home. Will take some time to select and present the winning shots.
Friday Oct 4, 2019 #
Golf 2:30:00 [3]
Only the second golf atlempt this year. All four of us where absurd but we don't care. Very relaxed round for 9 holes. In view of my hurting glutei/hip/leg and not wanting to strain the r. shoulder by pulling a cart, I chose to ride. Still exhausted/jet-lagged from trip.
Tuesday Oct 1, 2019 #
Note
I'm getting some relief for the leg/hip with self-massage with a tennis ball. Also pulling on bands, a post-rotator-cuff-surgery exercise learned years ago, has been easing the pain in my right arm and my worry whether another surgery may be looming. Fingers are crossed for more improvement.
Still jet lagged. Nice dinner at Dave's last night, celebrating his and my birthdays. Delighted to hear grandson Riley has earned the #4 oar on the high school varsity crew.
Still jet lagged. Nice dinner at Dave's last night, celebrating his and my birthdays. Delighted to hear grandson Riley has earned the #4 oar on the high school varsity crew.