1. | Couldn't find #1 on the map, even though I read the course notes. Followed Tom Strat until I figured it out. | ||||||
2. | To left fo marsh, around hill. | ||||||
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4. | Across marsh, read vegetation well. | ||||||
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No attack point | Hard to stay in contact with map, especially because of rocks. Used aspen patches once we got close. | |||||
7. | Went right of spur-top, got some water on the trail, ran toward #9 before we realized it wasn't 8. | ||||||
8. | Followed Jim Eagleton. | ||||||
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Did not plan ahead Did not check features en route Took a chance Ran too fast Read map too late Bad map reading Followed others | Followed him again on the rocky spur. We came out by the big aspen grove to the west of the control, and some other people caught up. I thought that's where we were, but I didn't want to leave the group--I know that's the opposite of what I should be thinking. Instead, I waited for Jim to run into the woods and followed him. | |||||
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Bad compass work | I was up ahead a little with Malcolm Wyatt-Mair, and I read the first few knolls pretty carefully. When I was going around the last one before the bare rock, I neglected my compass and didn't curl around all the way. I chased Malcolm into the control. | |||||
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Bad compass work | Forgot my compass again! Went to the boulders on the left instead of the ones below the knoll. | |||||
13. | Liked the wide-open running. | ||||||
14. | Beat Jim Eagleton to the control, so he had to wait for me to fumble with the punch. | ||||||
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Total Time Lost - 00:00:00