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Saturday Nov 23, 2013 #
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M--Th we were in the DC area. For posterity, we ate lunches at California Grille near the National Geographic Museum, Hill Country Barbecue and Clyde's near the Verizon Center. Dinners were at a pizza place in Alexandria, the Blackfinn, and La Tasca Tapas Restaurant. Museums/places we visited were the aforementioned NG Museum, American Art Museum, Archives, Natural History, Capitol; Glen went to the American History Museum while I visited the Renwick Gallery and the exhibits we missed at the Museum of American Art. We also saw the new WWII Memorial on the Mall, and the White House (from a distance). There was one protest group near the White House (anti-government), and another near the Capitol (something to do with fire safety); on different days. DC is an interesting city.
3 PM
Walking 1:00:00 [1] 2.0 mi (30:00 / mi)
shoes: Saucony Shadow 6000 #6 - H
At Cape Henlopen, DE, on the beach around the point at the N end of the cape from the northern-most parking area. Not accessible from March through September because of nesting Piping Plovers, but we didn't see any there, though we did see a number of horseshoe crab shells on the bay-side of the beach. Distance estimated.
Interesting sightings: a piece of white milk glass sea glass (from a vase or other container, slightly tumbled), two shark carcasses (small long sharks, perhaps dogfish sharks), wind-shaped sand features, and dunes.
Breezy, overcast and only in the upper 40s. Gorgeous sunset! Pictures of some of these things are posted here.
Interesting sightings: a piece of white milk glass sea glass (from a vase or other container, slightly tumbled), two shark carcasses (small long sharks, perhaps dogfish sharks), wind-shaped sand features, and dunes.
Breezy, overcast and only in the upper 40s. Gorgeous sunset! Pictures of some of these things are posted here.
Friday Nov 22, 2013 #
3 PM
Walking 35:00 [1]
shoes: Saucony Shadow 6000 #6 - H
On the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach (2 mi total), and a couple blocks up Rehoboth Ave and back, followed by a relatively light dinner at Dogfish Head's restaurant.
A bit different atmosphere/vibe than in the summer, though it was a warm day, almost 60F. Santa's house and various lights are up, ready for Santa to come visit next week.
A bit different atmosphere/vibe than in the summer, though it was a warm day, almost 60F. Santa's house and various lights are up, ready for Santa to come visit next week.
Thursday Nov 21, 2013 #
Walking 30:00 [1]
shoes: Saucony Shadow 6000 #6 - H
Wednesday Nov 20, 2013 #
Walking 1:30:00 [1]
shoes: Saucony Shadow 6000 #6 - H
Tuesday Nov 19, 2013 #
Walking 1:30:00 [1]
shoes: Saucony Shadow 6000 #6 - H
Monday Nov 18, 2013 #
Hiking 1:48:00 [1] 4.94 km (21:52 / km)
shoes: Saucony Shadow 6000 #6 - H
Sunday Nov 17, 2013 #
10 AM
Orienteering race 1:20:56 [3] *** 5.66 km (14:18 / km)
spiked:9/11c slept:6.5 shoes: Jala Jukola Spider 6 #3
Brown X at Hay Creek, near French Creek. Nominally 4.6 km, 150m. It was cool and breezy at the parking area but warmer in the woods, near 60F
Favored the knee on the way to start and on the course, only jogging when I was on a trail that didn't have rocks on it. Good to 1, following the ditch/old trail most of the way until I could see the spur to hop over; there was a man lying in the woods behind some downed branches who was probably trying to hunt, but with three or four folks in the area when I was there I wondered why he hadn't given up. Unless he was taking pictures but it didn't look like it.
Tentative to 2 but found it okay, then left the trail headed towards 3 but a bit lower than needed. Saw a flag to my right, down the hill, but was pretty sure it wasn't mine, but as I got even with it thought it might be a depression so I checked the code anyway---nope, definitely not mine. Headed back up the hill, crossed right over the platform near the edge of the circle, and in. Probably lost at least 5 minutes.
Mary Jo punched not far behind, and then got to 4 ahead of me (I attacked from the depression next to the trail), and I never saw her again. PG flew past at the trail junction and headed on down the ditch while I tried to stay parallel to it in the woods since I thought the ditch had more stuff to climb over. No problem finding 5. Contoured to the trail and managed to find the intermittent trail towards 6 though there wasn't an obvious junction, which I followed to the edge of the steep slope. Stopped long enough to figure out how to pick my way down through the rocks and down the hill, and spotted the flag halfway down. 7 was a piece of cake, between a trail and stream. Saw the long trail route around to 8 as the obvious route for runners but knowing I wasn't running, I decided to take the more direct route up and over, keeping the green slash to my right. No problem finding it, and probably more interesting than trying to jog and not get more hurt on the trail.
To 9 I angled a bit off the straight line figuring the reentrant beyond the control would catch me if I wasn't precise, but at the right distance I spotted the flag 30m to my left, then in. Happy to finish with no further damage and the knee feeling okay though not super happy about running.
And I managed to stay in 2nd behind Mary Jo (Linda ran F21 this weekend) who was about 30 minutes ahead overall.
Excellent courses and organization by DVOA, and Valerie did her magic again at the finish/results.
Uploaded track, which seems to include the bus ride back to parking at Daniel Boone school. I've adjusted the time and distance but am not sure of total climb.
Favored the knee on the way to start and on the course, only jogging when I was on a trail that didn't have rocks on it. Good to 1, following the ditch/old trail most of the way until I could see the spur to hop over; there was a man lying in the woods behind some downed branches who was probably trying to hunt, but with three or four folks in the area when I was there I wondered why he hadn't given up. Unless he was taking pictures but it didn't look like it.
Tentative to 2 but found it okay, then left the trail headed towards 3 but a bit lower than needed. Saw a flag to my right, down the hill, but was pretty sure it wasn't mine, but as I got even with it thought it might be a depression so I checked the code anyway---nope, definitely not mine. Headed back up the hill, crossed right over the platform near the edge of the circle, and in. Probably lost at least 5 minutes.
Mary Jo punched not far behind, and then got to 4 ahead of me (I attacked from the depression next to the trail), and I never saw her again. PG flew past at the trail junction and headed on down the ditch while I tried to stay parallel to it in the woods since I thought the ditch had more stuff to climb over. No problem finding 5. Contoured to the trail and managed to find the intermittent trail towards 6 though there wasn't an obvious junction, which I followed to the edge of the steep slope. Stopped long enough to figure out how to pick my way down through the rocks and down the hill, and spotted the flag halfway down. 7 was a piece of cake, between a trail and stream. Saw the long trail route around to 8 as the obvious route for runners but knowing I wasn't running, I decided to take the more direct route up and over, keeping the green slash to my right. No problem finding it, and probably more interesting than trying to jog and not get more hurt on the trail.
To 9 I angled a bit off the straight line figuring the reentrant beyond the control would catch me if I wasn't precise, but at the right distance I spotted the flag 30m to my left, then in. Happy to finish with no further damage and the knee feeling okay though not super happy about running.
And I managed to stay in 2nd behind Mary Jo (Linda ran F21 this weekend) who was about 30 minutes ahead overall.
Excellent courses and organization by DVOA, and Valerie did her magic again at the finish/results.
Uploaded track, which seems to include the bus ride back to parking at Daniel Boone school. I've adjusted the time and distance but am not sure of total climb.