okansas.blogspot.com Occassional thoughts about orienteering
Sunday, February 09, 2003
Mass start and all alone to the first control
Today's PTOC event at Tall Oaks had a mass start. There were only about 15 of us. But, I figured I'd have some company for the first few controls.
Turns out I was all alone on the way to the first control. I was the only person who took my route.
The map below shows the leg to one. The course was two loops with forking. The alternative first control (which half the field had) is drawn in and is about down and to the right of my first control.
We got three minutes to study the map before the start. I looked at three routes to one -- straight, around to the right using the open area and trails, and to the left of the pond.
The right route seemed best to me. But, I was the only one who went there. Maybe it wasn't so good?
I should tell you a bit about the terrain to help you understand the route choice. The forest is "white" but is fairly thick (typical Kansas terrain). The trails are generally single track foot trails. The map is 1:10,000 and the contours are three meters. So, the hills aren't big, but the reentrant running through the middle of the leg is a bit steep on the sides.
posted by Michael |
7:55 PM
