Sorting out my compass collection to find MS compasses for the upcoming Aussie Easter 3 days. Lo and behold, I find that I was using a MS compass at last weekends FP by mistake (eye sight fading is my excuse) and wondered why it was going all squirrelly on me. Duh and maybe that's why I actually had to read the map well!
Orienteering (Brown) 54:19*** 6.4 km (8:29 / km) +120m7:46 / km ahr:136 spiked:8/10c
Lebanon Hills - cold 35F sunny day,. Very sloppy navigation as my mind was elsewhere. Couldn't figure out the trails - minor trails were large ski trails and large trails appeared minor! Also managed to go to 7 before 5 and had several route choice screw ups. On one entry and exit to a control on a peninsula had to wade through thigh high frigid cold water. Anyhow good to be out in the woods. SL = 4.4km