Orienteering (Control Pickup) 1:00:00 [3] 3.72 km (16:08 / km)
From Riffle Ford Rd., I picked-up 6 controls in Seneca Creek State Park, and then got the remainder of the streamers leading to the remote start of the QOC event. It was cool out but I was well dressed. It felt good to get moving even though the part that I was picking-up was not the nicest of the terrain.
Much to my relief and happiness, the event occurred with few problems. I did hear of some people discovering wire fencing near a control, and we could have used more help on the relay but we did really well for a lower key event. The Smokey Glen Farm facility, a place I'd envisioned using +4 years earlier turned out to be very good for the event. I hope we get to use it again. A night-o there would be a lot of fun! While the terrain was not highly technical, and had it's ups and downs, the proximity to the Mid-Atlantic Clubs and our local QOC members made it pretty good too. We did have some unfortunate timing with a large ROTC orienteering event going on the same weekend. With it being cold out, and being close to the holidays, I'm sure some who would have come, did not. Still, we had over 200 people on the courses.