[Triangle-AR] Re: Triangle-AR Digest, Vol 19, Issue 1

[Daniel King]

Hi Don,

I'd be interested in tagging along with the two of you.  I'm new to
Adventure Racing but have a little bit of orienteering experience from
my time in the infantry, but could stand a refresher course.  I'll
bring my bike as well.

-Dan


On 11/2/05, Don Childrey <don at childrey.com> wrote:
> Hi Lynna,
>
> Thanks for responding! Here's a link to a yahoo map with the "star" at the
> entrance to Bond Park that I use.
> http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=865+high+house+Rd&csz=cary%2C+nc&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=
>
> Here's your first nav task - find the meeting spot. :) I've attached an
> aerial photo showing that part of the park and a pointer to the corner of
> the parking lot where we can meet.
>
> The park opens at 9 AM, so I guess we should meet then. If we ride between
> CP's, we should be able to cover a dozen of them in an hour or less. The
> time also depends on whether we have any questions, how long we chat, etc.
> Since I'll be riding home afterwards, I'm not looking to spend more than 2
> hours in the park (but I'm pretty flexible). I'll have a snack and
> camelbak with me.
>
> Bring your compass. I'll try to pick a few CP's that you can use it on,
> although most of them can be found without really needing one. You said
> you had done some map and compass work before. If you tell me a little
> more about what you remember how to do, I can set up something more
> appropriate for your skill level. If you can determine the compass bearing
> to follow to get from one point on a map to another, you've got it. That's
> all you really need. The rest is contour reading and choosing the best
> route.
>
> Where we need to leave the groomed trails and roads in the park to get to
> a CP, walking in bike shoes will be fine, if you have clipless pedals.
> Whatever you're comfortable wearing when you hike or ride is fine. The
> forecast sounds like it's going to be mid to upper 70's and clear on Sat -
> very nice!
>
> So far you're the only person to respond to my invitation. I'll let you
> know when others contact me. Hopefully we'll get a few others, but we'll
> see.
>
> Let me know if you have any other questions.
>
> Don
>
>
> > Message: 2
> > Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 14:58:51 -0500
> > From: "lynna banach" <lynnabanach at hotmail.com>
> > Subject: RE: [Triangle-AR] nav training this weekend
> > To: triangle-ar at triangle-ar-team.com
> > Message-ID: <BAY108-F204EDDCDF6116AB3650346BC6E0 at phx.gbl>
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> >
> > Don,
> > Saturday sounds great. I will get directions to the park, and I have got a
> > bike to bring, so I should be up for whatever.  Please let me know if
> > there
> > is anything that you would like me to bring besides a standard compass.
> > Also, if you could let me know what kind of distances are involved in this
> > o-course so I could get a better idea of how long I'll be out or what to
> > bring, that would be great.  Also, what time did you want to meet at the
> > park? Thanks so much.
> > Lynna
> >
> >
> >>From: "Don Childrey" <don at childrey.com>
> >>Reply-To: don at childrey.com,Triangle Adventure Racing Club
> >><triangle-ar at triangle-ar-team.com>
> >>To: triangle-ar at triangle-ar-team.com
> >>Subject: [Triangle-AR] nav training this weekend
> >>Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 17:06:46 -0000 (US/)
> >>
> >>Hi everyone,
> >>
> >>Enough lurking, let's get the AR community in the Triangle up and moving!
> >>
> >>I'll be doing some nav training at Bond Park in Cary Saturday morning,
> >>using their permanent O-course. If anyone is interested in coming along,
> >>shoot me an email. I can provide the maps and am willing to instruct if
> >>you want a refresher or tips. I'm not looking to make it a bike training
> >>event, but I'll be arriving by bike so we could work it like a bike-O
> >>event. My emphasis will be on navigation and map skills, not
> >>riding/running hard.
> >>
> >>Also a reminder, BOK is holding an orienteering meet on the north side of
> >>Umstead on Sunday. It's a great opportunity to practice your nav skills.
> >>
> >>Let me know if you have any questions.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>Don Childrey
> >>don at childrey.com
> >>
> >>
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