Orienteering1:51:37*** 9.46 km (11:48 / km) +211m10:37 / km ahr:119 max:145 spiked:21/26c shoes: VJ Falcons 10
Red course at Tyler SP with streamers set out by Sam K. 6.7k, 200m. Struggled with navigation in the vegetation, particularly in the area southwest of the creek (even though I’d been there before coming from the opposite direction). Of course it is thicker now than a couple weeks ago. Found streamers at most locations although it would have been considerably quicker with full-sized flags. Map is hard to read because it’s so busy, even at 1:7500. A really nice day, sunny and 60. Lots of others in the park, getting lax with social distancing.
4 PM
Walking1:16:14 1.78 mi (42:49 / mi) ahr:98 max:166 shoes: New Balance 880
Wandering about at the “Quakertown swamp” looking for birds and other wildlife. Paved roads, woods roads, some bushwhacking and railroad tracks. Discovered a heron rookery with 40-50 nests, although likely not all are active.
Trail Run1:05:40 5.03 mi (13:03 / mi) +227m11:27 / mi ahr:133 max:146 shoes: ASICS Gel Venture 6 (#1)
Walking Purchase Park from Dodson St. lot (at the top). Explored an old roadbed down near the bottom which was fine for a while but then was overgrown, so I bailed out to the paved road and then bushwhacked back up to the mountain bike trail at the power line. Two hikers, no one on bikes. Low 60s and overcast.
