Be Fairwarned
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Topic created by LarryG on Wed Oct 24, 2012 at 0:00 amJust a heads up for Fair Hill - the last time that I was there, I found a lone star tick on my leg, under my pants, when I got home. Luckily for me, it hadn't bitten me yet, even after that long drive home (and it had gotten way too close for comfort, up my leg). We are more used to deer ticks up here, but the Southern lone stars are coming up to visit us. And Lone Stars, instead of Lyme disease, carry others, and can even cause a bizarre allergy to red meat:Now I assume that Orienteers won't want to follow the advice to "avoid wooded and bushy areas with high grass", so cover up and check well. I didn't find my stowaway until I had gotten home and undressed.
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Reply by anniemac on Wed Oct 24, 2012 at 6:31 amThanks for the heads up Larry. Anyone want to chime in on what Fair Hill terrain is like in general? I'm really hoping to make it Sunday though I do have a moving truck to unpack...
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Reply by j-man on Wed Oct 24, 2012 at 8:03 amIMO, Fair Hill is sublime! It is an aesthetic treat--rolling open fields, a patchwork of forest. Streams, trails, roads.A great place for trying a harder course than normal.
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Reply by edscott on Wed Oct 24, 2012 at 8:50 amFair Hill generally favors running over navigation, but general route planning is important. Don't start out on a leg figuring to work it out as you go. There can be impassible areas of green or swamp that block what at first glance look like easy routes so plan it out all the way to the flag.
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Reply by anniemac on Wed Oct 24, 2012 at 7:09 pmSounds great. Thanks!
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Reply by LarryG on Wed Oct 24, 2012 at 11:49 pmwell, that first link just expired, so here is another:
