1. |
Bad route choice Bad compass work Bad distance judgement +01:30 | Bad compass and distance extimation from my attack point at the corner of the field. Overran cntl badly. | |||||
2. | Staight downhill through the field of high grass. | ||||||
3. | Found a mowed path through the grass leading east. Horseshoe Trail to fifth right. Rough compass SE, attack south from stonewall-trail junction. | ||||||
4. | Aimed for the fields to the right. Attack from trail junction. | ||||||
5. | Horsehoe trail until ~75m past charcoal terrace. Long attack from the trail by compass, nailed the cntl. | ||||||
6. |
Tired | Horseshoe trail to start area, same as #1, but did not overun it this time | |||||
7. |
Tired | Straight to the cntl. | |||||
8. |
Bad map reading Confused parallel features Bad distance judgement Could not relocate Not thinking clearly +20:00 | Slow over the rocky ground. Thought I had gone much further. Searched for the point about 300m to the west. Multiple relocation errors. Found the point on fifth attempt. Ugghh! This hurt. | |||||
9. | Straight across hillside. Sideslope and rocky ground slowed me. A lower line where the hill was less steep would have been faster. Handrailed property line from the cairn and dropped to the cntl. | ||||||
10. |
Bad route choice Bad compass work +01:00 | Poor rough compass north to Horseshoe trail. Drifted east. Attacked from one trail junction to far east, but caught my error when I crossed the next trail. Read creeks to locate cntl. | |||||
11. |
Tired | Ran trails to property line. Saw another person near the cntl an went to it. | |||||
12. |
Bad route choice Hesitated +00:30 | Straight downhill. Slow over rocky ground, should have stayed a bit east. | |||||
13. | Ran hard downhill to the cntl. Pinpointed my location from minor trails near cntl. | ||||||
14. | Ran trails. Angled into the woods before reaching Horseshoe trail. Looked for creek before cntl. | ||||||
F. | Ran hard. One very big error cost me on my first Blue course. |
Total Time Lost - 00:23:00