Training Log Archive: GlenT

Event: DVOA Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation
 

Red course at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation. 6.8k, 285m. Map is 1:7500 but I think the symbols are for 1:10,000 scale, so there' a lot of stuff squeezed in, especially in the north part of the map where the actual camp facilities are. The south part of the map (up the north side of the Kittatinny Ridge) has some large areas which were logged several years ago and have gotten significantly greener in the five years since the map was made. The meet notes implied that there would be areas of open woods without rocks underfoot - only the open woods part was true.

The course was straightforward with several short to medium length legs in the developed scout camp area and then longer legs going up and back down the hill, forcing choices of how much time to spend in the nasty areas. A couple of bingo controls on 0.5m boulders in mountain laurel thickets.

My orienteering was OK. Lost about 5 minutes on one control leaving a trail later than I thought and checking out a similar feature ~70m further along. Bad route choice to 11 gave me some extra distance plus some time in ugly stuff. Trouble seeing the course as printed, especially in the scout camp area.

A nearly perfect day weatherwise - mid-50s and sunny. Thanks to all the volunteers who made it happen.

Red - Splits

Spring! Both by the calendar and weatherwise - sunny and upper 50s. Took the bike out for a spin.

Running on bike trails at Jordan Parkway, including a section I hadn't been on before (mainly because it's not really bikable, at least by me). Upper 40s and overcast.