Yes, I would be happy to go out with Dan on an Orange course. I am game at any of the next three meets.
I'll assume you mean either Great Falls meet and Little Bennett (though Dan and I will be elsewhere than Little Bennett that weekend) rather than Pocahontas and the Great Falls's - I doubt if Dan will go all the way down to Pocahontas in any case. Regardless, thanks for the offer.
Yes, not Pocahontas. And the 2nd GF is probably better than the first since we will be set up inside for the epunching vs out of my car - easier to have someone fill in for me...
Perhaps going out for some basic training at Great Falls would be helpful. The pressure of doing things at a meet doesn't lend itself to learning as well. I enjoyed going out there with Peggy early on to practice. She'd point out things we'd pass that I didn't even think to make note of. I started to understand better just what the features really were and how to anticipate them. I wouldn't mind tagging along with Dan in the woods sometime if she wants help.
Going over a race after a meet helped me too. I think it's easily discouraging to many people to do very much in Winter though it worked the opposite for me. I like getting out in winter because I feel less hemed in by the cold if I sweat in it.