Delaware Valley Orienteering Association

Topic created by twalsh on Sun Jun 15, 2014 at 5:12 pm

twalsh
Num Posts: 68
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Hibernia
First O: 1978

Thanks Ed.  I always look forward to Ed Scott designed courses.  Today's were challenging but very fair, especially in summer conditions.  Plenty of route choices.

Two of my controls were ones I set on Friday.  Having set them did not provide me with an advange since today I approached them from a different direction.  In fact those two controls were the hardest for me to find.

Thanks Ed.

Reply by ericjsilva on Sun Jun 15, 2014 at 6:14 pm

ericjsilva
Num Posts: 7
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: French Creek Central
First O: 2008

Great day Ed. Great course. This was my first time at Hay Creek, and some of those controls were an adventure to find.

Reply by anniemac on Sun Jun 15, 2014 at 8:06 pm

anniemac
Num Posts: 164
Primary Club: DVOA
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First O: 0

Thanks to all the volunteers today for making the Hay Creek event happen.  Ed I loved the green course, it was challenging mentally and physically.  And it makes such a big difference when the map is current!!! What a treat. 

Reply by KathleenG on Sun Jun 15, 2014 at 8:15 pm

KathleenG
Num Posts: 104
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Elk Neck
First O: 1998

Fun day!  The wire bridges sure were unique.  I had intended to try them, but bailed and waded after watching others dangle like spastic spiders..

Reply by edscott on Mon Jun 16, 2014 at 2:18 pm

edscott
Num Posts: 703
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Hickory Run 1:15000
First O: 1983

Grabbed the last 4 controls this morning and solved the mystery of Red #11.  For those not on Red; when I went down to hang it Friday I didn't find my ribbon, so I skipped it for then and hung the rest so I could approach it from the other side.  I'd approached it that way when I hung the ribbon a month ago.  The approach from below worked so I hung it and headed for home.  On Sunday several runners had trouble there and it seemed like they all were in agreement on where it wasn't, and that place seemed to match where I'd been on my first attempt on Friday.  This morning, and this time armed with a compass just to be sure, I again paced down from another nearby control in an obvious reentrent and came to the same place I'd been on Friday.  No control was visible from there.  I wandered just a little and saw a flash of orange.  A large tree and some low hanging beech limbs had obscured it from my original spot.  I paced down 35 meters to the flag.  To be sure, I checked out a nearby colliers hut and it was where it needed to be.  So on your Red maps you can move the #11 charcoal terrace SW to the end of the form line, which puts it 35 meters due magnetic West of the colliers hut. I'll send this data to Fred to make an update for our next Hay Creek event, but I'd guess that one will be using the Rt 345 side. 

Reply by skolins on Mon Jun 16, 2014 at 5:05 pm

skolins
Num Posts: 199
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Governor Dick
First O: 2012

Thank Ed.  Very nice courses providing some interesting route choices and keeping us in nice woods despite the summer conditions.  I had a very good time out there!

Also thank you for checking up on Red #11 -  your report makes me feel less frustrated by my 13 minutes or so of wandering in the woods.

Reply by edscott on Mon Jun 16, 2014 at 9:25 pm

edscott
Num Posts: 703
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Hickory Run 1:15000
First O: 1983

Lots of credit needs to go to the people that made it happen. Tim Walsh came up Friday to help hang controls.  John Gillette was really my day of event director. John did the computer set up and handled epunch most of the day.  The Zimmer family and Mary Frank did registration and Chris Hand, Judy Scott, and Rob Wilkison covered the start.  Ralph Tolbert, Sam Kolins and Petr Hartman picked up all the controls except a short four control loop that became my morning walk today. I was busy making the roundabout drive to start several times for a variety of reasons so I'm sure others pitched in while I was occupied doing something else.  Next time we start from this spot there should be a footbridge to replace the first wire.  We also have now learned the secret to having the restrooms unlocked. 

Reply by hughmac4 on Mon Jun 16, 2014 at 9:55 pm

hughmac4
Num Posts: 182
Primary Club: DVOA
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First O: 1976

RouteGadget is up! Get your route uploaded/drawn while it's fresh in your mind.

Reply by KathleenG on Tue Jun 17, 2014 at 2:18 pm

KathleenG
Num Posts: 104
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Elk Neck
First O: 1998

Woohoo!  Unlocked restrooms would totally ice the cake on this site!  The outhouse in the bunker was rather creepy - once you bolted the door, it was PITCH BLACK!!.  You men with tree options just can't understand how key it is to have restrooms near registration!