Rosaryville - Apr 13, 2014

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Possibly my most successful orienteering adventure at Rosaryville. The last time I was there, in 2012, I lost my e-punch 20 minutes in. I never found it but it turned up later on. I went home feeling kind of dejected that time. Today's experience was infinitely better even though it wasn't entirely error-free.

It was very warm; the temperature was up into the mid-80s. I got my feet a little wet stepping into streams and crossing marshy areas. The skies were clear. My memories of past orienteering experiences at Rosaryville usually involve rain so this was a nice change.

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Pohick Bay - Apr 5, 2014

The weather was fairly warm. No precipitation. I wore a jacket although I had the vents open on it. It was a little muddy but not to excess.

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Patapsco/CCBC - Mar 30, 2014

I did not use a Garmin. Mine was acting up so I left it at home. The Garmins that the club possesses had not arrived on site when I got was ready to begin so I orienteered without one. My stated actual distance is approximate since I used a ruler and the map to guess the actual distance that I traveled.

I won the time derby for the umpteenth time. In other words, I spent more time orienteering than anyone else. The combination of windy, wet weather and low attendance at this event probably are in large part responsible for my win.

Control pickup was no picnic. It was raining when I started and switched over to sleet and then snow before I finished. Most of the controls I had to pickup were in wooded areas which offered some protection from the elements.

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