Walking (paved) 39:09 3.22 km (12:10 / km) +42m11:25 / km ahr:96 max:123 shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
Walked at Trexler Park in Allentown because I had some errands to do nearby and couldn't think of anyplace else interesting (not that this park is all that interesting either). 50 and mostly sunny. Lots of other park users.
Saw a few chickadees but they didn't keep still for photos; a squirrel did cooperate.
Walking57:33 5.26 km (10:57 / km) +20m10:45 / km shoes: Altra Torin Plush4-silv
Neighborhood walk before the front comes through. Humid but no showers. Around 63 on our thermometer but felt warmer and I took my raincoat off partway through.
Biking (Mtn bike trails) 1:09:21 9.63 km (7:12 / km) +94m6:52 / km ahr:129 max:172 shoes: Trek DS 3 hybrid
Nockamixon trails at 71F...fabulous!
I'm missing a bit of track because I stopped my watch and forgot to restart until a bit down the trail. (Straight line near the northern end; edited distance/time based on Glen's track.)
Did some northern trails I hadn't been on before; warmed up on the road, then went to upper Cold Spot, upper Hammer to (new to me) lower Hammer and lower Cold Spot. Crossed the major creek (walking the bike) and then didn't recognize where I was so rode on Eastern Woods until I recognized the next creek crossing and turned around to ride Haycock a couple of times before calling it quits and heading back to parking.
Walking20:15 1.71 km (11:53 / km) +16m11:22 / km ahr:90 max:119 (rest day)
Easy walk today, low 70s and sunny.
Explored the Liberty Trolley Trail in Coopersburg. Not very long but probably convenient for the residents to not have to walk on sidewalks all the time. This right-of-way was once part of Lehigh Valley trolley service between Allentown and Philadelphia (or at least Norristown).
Walking warm up/down 14:49 1.02 km (14:32 / km) +82m10:22 / km ahr:115 max:137 shoes: Inov8 ORoc280-B 2013-10
To the start of the Shickshinny #3 courses, near the powerline.
12 PM
Orienteering1:28:17*** 5.3 km (16:40 / km) +128m14:52 / km ahr:124 max:161 spiked:13/16c shoes: Inov8 ORoc280-B 2013-10
Shickshinny 3 Adv2 course designed by Sandy, 4.4 km, using UsynligO. Thanks, Sandy!
Sandy had mentioned the previous day she and Bob Fink were meeting there this morning, and we saw them in the parking area when we arrived. They headed out while we were still changing clothes, with Bob on the same course as me, and Glen on the same course as Sandy. I never saw Bob out there; turns out he took a much less optimal route from the penultimate control to near the finish than I did (jogging downhill on a wide trail), and finished sometime after me. Sandy was at the finish and eventually called him to see if he was doing okay.
Uncertain on my distance to 3 so I went up to the ridge to be sure I was heading up the correct reentrant (I was, just needed to go a bit farther). To 9 I needed to make sense of the hills and depressions; and to 12 there are many unmapped small depressions in the reentrant I was following, so checked the ridge to make sure I was where I wanted to be. Otherwise, some of it was familiar, some was just blissfully pleasing woods, and the rest required a bit of concentration.
Another gorgeous non-typical November day, sunny and low 70s (upper 60s before we started and as we left). Lots of oak leaves down disguised some of the rocks underfoot so I needed to be careful to watch for ankle-turners.
1 PM
Orienteering29:01*** 1.55 km (18:42 / km) +50m16:07 / km ahr:126 max:153 spiked:8/8c shoes: Inov8 ORoc280-B 2013-10
Bonus map on Shickshinny 3, at 1:5000 (thank you, Sandy!!), 1.4 km
Had a Gu on my way to #1 (last time I had tried the bonus I crashed physically and bailed) which helped today. Fun.
2 PM
Walking warm up/down 8:20 0.61 km (13:34 / km) ahr:113 max:122 shoes: Inov8 ORoc280-B 2013-10
Back to parking from finish of the bonus course, with Glen, Bob, and Sandy.