Biking 1:10:00 [3] * 14.0 mi (12.0 mph)
spiked:5/5c shoes: Jamis Dragon Sport 29er
We took the park road and roads to bike CP 18, but I think cutting up and taking the new two track might be faster. I wonder if anyone did it? I didn't see many bikes so maybe everyone did.
I was dragging and felt bad about slowing Maria down, especially when we turned south onto Fagan.
Orienteering 2:10:00 [3] ***** 4.0 mi (32:30 / mi)
spiked:3/5c shoes: Pearl Izumi Hikable Clipless B
After dragging on the bike, I figured I could go alright on the o section, and that's my specialty, so time to do work!
Then I fouled up #23 right out of the box. ARGH. In my defense, Maria read me the wrong clue. But we didn't overshoot too bad, and nearly tripped over it when we fought our way back north.
Did well on #26, and #22 was about right. Now I still am dragging, but my mood is really up. Hoo ah!
#28 was very challenging. Looks trivial on a map, but you cannot run a straight line - the vegetation was CRAZY. We stalled out in a thicket or two, eventually discovering that areas near swamps were not as overgrown. Good call, Maria. So instead of a beeline, we took the north edge around.
HafkeMRA? gave us a nice trail through the swamp to #27, and when we hit I saw Mark Voit walking swiftly away from a reentrant in the approximately right area, so I figured they bagged it. We didn't see it, so we went for high ground and then saw the correct bigger reentrant to the north. Then we headed for the road and saw them scouting around reentrant areas to the south.
To #25 was a mess. We tried to cut through the woods, but they were too thick, so we went down to the swamp which was dry on the edge. We were pretty lucky on this one, ending up on the right very shallow spur, and wandering up and spotting the streamer on the correct tree.
#24 looked like an out and back, and we were overtime so we skipped it. Luke said it was only knee deep, no swimming. Bah! USGS maps and bingo routes. :-P
I really wanted to clear it, but there was just not enough time with those crazy thick woods.