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Sunday May 18 | ||
| Orienteering long 1:45:00 [2] *** 9 km (11:40 / km) | |
| shoes: Falcon spikes 2007 | ||
| Running the first part of the initial design of next year's Billygoat. Really liked a few control locations and legs, and some need serious reconsideration.
Had hoped for overcast and cool, but got warm (mid-60s) and sunny. Pretty constant breeze, so I wasn't overheating too much. Had wanted to run though the entire course, but developed a blister on the outside of my right heel that was really bothering me, so cut off just before the halfway point and checked out the last few controls on the way back in. Visibility was pretty good, except where it wasn't. Found quite a few patches of young pine growth - which will be a problem in the areas where the contours are subtle. Not much fun floundering around in this sort of stuff searching for a bingo control. | ||
| Kayaking 1:15:00 | |
| Had the kayak on top of the car and decided to check out the Soucook River in Loudon on the way home. Boat launch is just beside the Rt 106 bridge. Decided to head upstream. Checked out a couple of dead end oxbows.
Saw numerous turtles sunning themselves on logs. A lot of fish jumping, some appeared to be good sized. Wish I had my fishing pole along. Current was pretty slow for the first part. After about 30 minutes, started hitting some shallower sections with faster current. Other wildlife seen - a few muskrats, two ducks who kept flying off upriver as I got too close to them, 2 deer carcasses floating in the water, snagged on something. A calm peaceful day on the water. Working harder for much of the upstream sections, particularly as it got shallower and faster. 45 minutes up, 30 minutes back. | ||