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Tuesday Apr 2, 2013 #
4 PM
Orienteering 59:26 *** 3.68 mi (16:09 / mi) +135m 14:30 / mi
ahr:157 max:185 spiked:12/19c slept:7.0 shoes: INOV8 285
Awesome training course and terrain sampler at Park Lyndon courtesy of Igor.
Chuck and Ali's comments suggested horrendous brambles. I grossly overestimated them based on the feedback, but it was not much of a bother, at least compared to my recent Raccoon Creek experience.
#1 - drifted east a bit, tried to figure out which was the hill, didn't picture the big east-west reentrant correctly. No big loss.
#2 - not too much off line..
#3 - bad line choice, probably should have one straight. Bobbled a bit, but then got on line and went alright..
#4 - bobbled, saw other stone piles first, but recognized depression so corrected back. There are a few more rock piles out there.
#5 - I think I would've gotten it with a flag. Surveyed the correct low spot, but didn't see the streamer, peeked east, no, that must be bigger reentrant, doubled back, doh!
#6 - Again missed the streamer, but recognized the small hill and doubled back, doh. Ruined fence just south of 6.
#7 - The "no trespassing" signs start up east of the marked boundary. I was going to start south from the line gully. Had to juke around some green.
#8 - Taking the high ground west of the swamp looked like too much fun no t to try. Nice running along the swamp in general. Got confused by all the ditch action around 8, but then pushed up the reentrant a bit.
#9 - Clearing worked well as a cut to trail by #9..
#10 - Everything made sense, just a little scratchy until that, yes that is a really big trail trail..
#11 - As noted, seemed further up towards the saddle than in the reentrant, but no trouble given the line..
#12 - Got a little confused here, but figured I would push up the shallow wide reentrant and see what happened and there it was..
#13 - Some trouble getting down the hill but otherwise nice terrain..
#14 - Woot, up the line gully and over the top..
#15 - My worst one, had trouble seeing the spur, couldn't figure out what elevation it was on. Caught it right on time, then looked for the flag. Lousy exit, says QR. Should've checked compass earlier.
#16 - nearly tripped over it!.
#17 - Not sure if I it another trail junction, or if they just like random markers. But it didn't match the line gully, so north I went. Probably should've tried to around the spur a bit..
#18 - Not sure why, looked for a depression, then saw it was a hill..
#19 - Everything made sense, spotted first line gully, but knew I wanted second, so went around, and shoved up the hill to try to break one hour..
Thank you, Igor! The map is coming along nicely.
Chuck and Ali's comments suggested horrendous brambles. I grossly overestimated them based on the feedback, but it was not much of a bother, at least compared to my recent Raccoon Creek experience.
#1 - drifted east a bit, tried to figure out which was the hill, didn't picture the big east-west reentrant correctly. No big loss.
#2 - not too much off line..
#3 - bad line choice, probably should have one straight. Bobbled a bit, but then got on line and went alright..
#4 - bobbled, saw other stone piles first, but recognized depression so corrected back. There are a few more rock piles out there.
#5 - I think I would've gotten it with a flag. Surveyed the correct low spot, but didn't see the streamer, peeked east, no, that must be bigger reentrant, doubled back, doh!
#6 - Again missed the streamer, but recognized the small hill and doubled back, doh. Ruined fence just south of 6.
#7 - The "no trespassing" signs start up east of the marked boundary. I was going to start south from the line gully. Had to juke around some green.
#8 - Taking the high ground west of the swamp looked like too much fun no t to try. Nice running along the swamp in general. Got confused by all the ditch action around 8, but then pushed up the reentrant a bit.
#9 - Clearing worked well as a cut to trail by #9..
#10 - Everything made sense, just a little scratchy until that, yes that is a really big trail trail..
#11 - As noted, seemed further up towards the saddle than in the reentrant, but no trouble given the line..
#12 - Got a little confused here, but figured I would push up the shallow wide reentrant and see what happened and there it was..
#13 - Some trouble getting down the hill but otherwise nice terrain..
#14 - Woot, up the line gully and over the top..
#15 - My worst one, had trouble seeing the spur, couldn't figure out what elevation it was on. Caught it right on time, then looked for the flag. Lousy exit, says QR. Should've checked compass earlier.
#16 - nearly tripped over it!.
#17 - Not sure if I it another trail junction, or if they just like random markers. But it didn't match the line gully, so north I went. Probably should've tried to around the spur a bit..
#18 - Not sure why, looked for a depression, then saw it was a hill..
#19 - Everything made sense, spotted first line gully, but knew I wanted second, so went around, and shoved up the hill to try to break one hour..
Thank you, Igor! The map is coming along nicely.