I've been immersed in Wilderness Traverse work for the past week and a half. We've been planning this event since early 2020 with many discussions about COVID-19 safety measures. Today it began - the first of two cohorts of teams racing on the same course in consecutive 24-hr periods. Although we needed cohorts because the public health unit refused to approve staggered starts on the same day, it turned out really well and allowed us to host more teams than we've ever had. Today we had 28 teams.
I'd prepared and labelled all the satellite trackers over the past week. Amber and I took the trackers around to different team TA areas and explained how to carry and use them. While I was doing this, the sun rose and I realized that I could do the Summer Scavenger Hunt "Summer Sun" challenge today pretty easily. It involves a 30+ minute run/hike including sunrise and another one that includes sunset.
The evening walk was more difficult because if I wasn't going to be working at HQ, it felt really important to get sleep. But I forced myself to get out for a half hour hike around Lion's Camp Dorset at sunset, which was probably as healthy for me as sleep anyway.
Sunset wasn't impressive by the time I got to the beach but it was still lovely - and quiet when racers weren't running around.