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Friday Jul 31, 2020 #
4 PM
Biking 1:03:40 17.38 km (3:40 / km) +63m 3:36 / km
ahr:117 max:146 shoes: Trek DS 3 hybrid
To Saucon Rail Trail (for shade) and a bit of a ride on that, then back, after Glen took his bike to the shop in Allentown for an adjustment.
20 minutes on gravel, 40+ on pavement, with two major roadway crossings. Low 80s and sunny (after being clouded over all morning; 1" rain last night.
20 minutes on gravel, 40+ on pavement, with two major roadway crossings. Low 80s and sunny (after being clouded over all morning; 1" rain last night.
Thursday Jul 30, 2020 #
Yoga 50:00 [1]
Ann's gentle yoga from this morning. Thanks!
8 PM
Walking 49:40 4.22 km (11:46 / km)
ahr:90 max:104
Neighborhood, low 80s, after dinner
9 PM
Note
Forgot to note the nature sightings! Five large toads and seven tiny ones, no bunnies. Probably other toads we didn't see but these were on the sidewalks.
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020 #
11 AM
Walking warm up/down 14:37 0.88 km (16:34 / km) +13m 15:26 / km
ahr:92 max:116 shoes: 2019 VJ Falcon 6.5 scot
Walk to start of Mocanaqua Adv 1 course (UsynligO). Low 80s today and sunny, less humidity than there has been.
12 PM
Orienteering 1:51:44 **** 4.47 km (25:01 / km) +98m 22:33 / km
ahr:109 max:158 spiked:13/15c shoes: 2019 VJ Falcon 6.5 scot
Adv 1 course at Mocanaqua (thanks again, Greg!), intended to cut it short at the end if I was taking a long time or for another reason. I didn't take splits at all of them because I kept forgetting...first split is at #3, I think.
Did 1-13 then skipped to 20-21-F. Had a couple controls where I asked for help (one was a boulder in an area with unmapped boulders so I wasn't exactly sure where I was; the other was a cup depression where I was off to the left and turned left for a bit at the wide reentrant instead of right). Fascinating ridge line with huge depressions/pits between 12 and 13. As I was dropping off the ridge heading toward 13 there was an abandoned camp (lots of logwood framing and rotting tarps). I have a photo on my phone to post later. I was hoping no one was there, and didn't see anyone as I passed by.
Some places slow-going because of either waist-high vegetation or greenbriar vines.
Cut it short because right knee was starting to complain, as was left foot (the one that went in a hole last week), though the last few were in what looked to be an interesting area.
Didn't see any blueberries on the bushes I saw, but blackberries are starting to ripen! A small patch was conveniently located near the finish circle. ;-)
Did 1-13 then skipped to 20-21-F. Had a couple controls where I asked for help (one was a boulder in an area with unmapped boulders so I wasn't exactly sure where I was; the other was a cup depression where I was off to the left and turned left for a bit at the wide reentrant instead of right). Fascinating ridge line with huge depressions/pits between 12 and 13. As I was dropping off the ridge heading toward 13 there was an abandoned camp (lots of logwood framing and rotting tarps). I have a photo on my phone to post later. I was hoping no one was there, and didn't see anyone as I passed by.
Some places slow-going because of either waist-high vegetation or greenbriar vines.
Cut it short because right knee was starting to complain, as was left foot (the one that went in a hole last week), though the last few were in what looked to be an interesting area.
Didn't see any blueberries on the bushes I saw, but blackberries are starting to ripen! A small patch was conveniently located near the finish circle. ;-)
1 PM
Walking warm up/down 14:42 0.89 km (16:25 / km) +6m 15:52 / km
ahr:102 max:123 shoes: 2019 VJ Falcon 6.5 scot
Back to the car. Stopped to pick some blackberries, and also to check out the bat cave enclosure. That's a pretty heavy duty fence.
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020 #
Yoga 50:00 [1]
Deanna's beginner backbends...
Monday Jul 27, 2020 #
Note
Walk around neighborhood after dinner, temp around 84 (it's not supposed to drop past 80 until after midnight...I am SO happy to have A/C). Not pushing the pace; 57:50, 5.05 km.
One bunny, one toad; Jupiter, Saturn, and half a moon.
One bunny, one toad; Jupiter, Saturn, and half a moon.
8 PM
Walking 57:50 5.05 km (11:27 / km)
ahr:94 max:115
Yay...track loaded, semi-automatically (after I visited Garmin Connect to make sure the watch was syncing).
Then automatically to AP.
Then automatically to AP.
Sunday Jul 26, 2020 #
Note
Hiked at Burkhart Preserve on the hillside in Emmaus. About 83 and shady. 75 minutes, 4.62 km. Track later, though I covered all the trails shown in the track for this outing.
A few annoying gnats, one fly and one mosquito, and a ton of spiderwebs across the trail. Fortunately they weren't huge and the spiders small; I picked up a stick and swung it as I walked, and got most of them out of my way. Ate some wineberries when I came across them, too. ;-)
Neat butterfly which I either saw two of, or saw the same one twice: red-spotted purple butterfly.
A few annoying gnats, one fly and one mosquito, and a ton of spiderwebs across the trail. Fortunately they weren't huge and the spiders small; I picked up a stick and swung it as I walked, and got most of them out of my way. Ate some wineberries when I came across them, too. ;-)
Neat butterfly which I either saw two of, or saw the same one twice: red-spotted purple butterfly.
10 AM
Hiking 1:15:06 4.62 km (16:16 / km) +91m 14:48 / km
ahr:104 max:138 shoes: 2019 Altra LP4.0 9 rspb
At about 17:50 in I had to hop off the road (and chose to go uphill rather than down) because there was a car approaching. It's a multi-house driveway so not quite a private road, but we'd never encountered vehicles before.
Friday Jul 24, 2020 #
Note
I'll upload track from Garmin/computer later. For now...
We went to the Haystack UsynligO courses near Wilkes-Barre today, figuring it would be slightly less humid than tomorrow (and tomorrow we'd have more Turnpike users). It was about 74 when we started, 78-80 when we finished.
I did the Adv 1 course, 3.9 km straight line, designed by Greg A. Beyond a total brain fart to #6 (hadn't gone far enough and made other features match up), I think I did well...saw most if not all features before the song played to indicate I reached the control. Sandy did 8:19 on the #6 leg and I added 1km and took 35+ minutes. (5.5 km total for the course)
Very nice area! I enjoyed the visibility compared to the woods at Lost Lakes.
We went to the Haystack UsynligO courses near Wilkes-Barre today, figuring it would be slightly less humid than tomorrow (and tomorrow we'd have more Turnpike users). It was about 74 when we started, 78-80 when we finished.
I did the Adv 1 course, 3.9 km straight line, designed by Greg A. Beyond a total brain fart to #6 (hadn't gone far enough and made other features match up), I think I did well...saw most if not all features before the song played to indicate I reached the control. Sandy did 8:19 on the #6 leg and I added 1km and took 35+ minutes. (5.5 km total for the course)
Very nice area! I enjoyed the visibility compared to the woods at Lost Lakes.
11 AM
Hiking warm up/down 12:53 *** 0.59 mi (21:49 / mi) +14m 20:20 / mi
ahr:112 max:137 shoes: 2019 VJ Falcon 6.5 scot
To the start of the Adv 1 course from parking, along a large jeep road.
12 PM
Orienteering (UsynligO) 1:57:48 *** 3.19 mi (36:56 / mi) +116m 33:11 / mi
ahr:115 max:167 spiked:15/17c shoes: 2019 VJ Falcon 6.5 scot
Haystack Mountain, 3.9 km Adv 1 course designed by Greg A (thanks!!).
Great map and a fun course in interesting woods/terrain. Except for #12, I think all the rock features mapped were highly visible. When the tone sounded at #12 the bit of rock I saw wasn't nearly as noticeable as all the previous boulders had been, where I could see the feature before hearing the "you're here" tone. (I wasn't quite sure about the cliff halfway between 11-12 either, which coincidentally was a control on Adv 2.)
I think what happened on the way to 6 was 1) I didn't go far enough despite counting paces; 2) I had trouble reading the narrow yellow clearing on the narrow spur east of the control; and 3) not identifying precisely where I first relocated from (which was NOT where I actually was). Need to remember those skills! I ended up using UsynligO hints/clues more than once to figure out how far and which direction to go when things didn't make sense.
Great views north and south from the start location on the power line clearing! Also, I had some tiny wild blueberries (while searching for #6), saw a red eft, and a 6+ point buck (antlers still in velvet) which crossed the trail when I was heading back to the car from finish. I also saw Glen once on the course (he was heading from my 3-2 as I headed the opposite direction). I was sure he'd finished already but he caught up to me on the hike back to the car.
Great location, about 1:15 drive for us; an hour north of the Allentown tpk exit
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Great map and a fun course in interesting woods/terrain. Except for #12, I think all the rock features mapped were highly visible. When the tone sounded at #12 the bit of rock I saw wasn't nearly as noticeable as all the previous boulders had been, where I could see the feature before hearing the "you're here" tone. (I wasn't quite sure about the cliff halfway between 11-12 either, which coincidentally was a control on Adv 2.)
I think what happened on the way to 6 was 1) I didn't go far enough despite counting paces; 2) I had trouble reading the narrow yellow clearing on the narrow spur east of the control; and 3) not identifying precisely where I first relocated from (which was NOT where I actually was). Need to remember those skills! I ended up using UsynligO hints/clues more than once to figure out how far and which direction to go when things didn't make sense.
Great views north and south from the start location on the power line clearing! Also, I had some tiny wild blueberries (while searching for #6), saw a red eft, and a 6+ point buck (antlers still in velvet) which crossed the trail when I was heading back to the car from finish. I also saw Glen once on the course (he was heading from my 3-2 as I headed the opposite direction). I was sure he'd finished already but he caught up to me on the hike back to the car.
Great location, about 1:15 drive for us; an hour north of the Allentown tpk exit
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1 PM
Hiking warm up/down 11:00 [1] *** 0.53 mi (20:54 / mi) +12m 19:31 / mi
ahr:97 max:134 shoes: 2019 VJ Falcon 6.5 scot
Return to the car from finish (forgot to turn watch off so adjusted time/distance).
10 PM
Note
View south from start location--
Red eft--
Unmapped boulder/ruin between 13 and 14 on Adv 1--
Red eft--
Unmapped boulder/ruin between 13 and 14 on Adv 1--
Thursday Jul 23, 2020 #
3 PM
Biking 36:56 10.64 km (3:28 / km) +17m 3:27 / km
ahr:107 max:129 shoes: Trek DS 3 hybrid
Biked to Hopewell Park and around the neighborhood. Mid 80s and mostly cloudy but no rain (yet).
Garmin is "down for maintenance" so I imported the track the old-fashioned way (thanks, Ken!).
Garmin is "down for maintenance" so I imported the track the old-fashioned way (thanks, Ken!).
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020 #
Yoga 50:00 [1]
Gentle yoga "with" Ann (7/16 recording).
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020 #
11 AM
Hiking 1:10:06 6.08 km (11:31 / km) +86m 10:46 / km
ahr:105 max:132
Walked at Jacobsburg SP on almost entirely shaded trails; mid-80s and sunny. One almost-fall but I caught myself. I try to pay a lot of attention to the trails when they're as rocky as some of these are. Few others on the trails today, though I encountered a pair of dog walkers (with leashed dogs!) twice, one mtb'er who remarked on how slow-going it was (he was on the rockiest part of that trail), and a family looking for a good place to wade in Sobers Run. Also, at the "ford" mid-stream, there were at least a half dozen moms with toddlers, so maybe 8-10 kids. The ford looked almost crossable-without-getting-feet-wet, which is rare, but I didn't attempt because of the crowd. ;-)
Patch of wild bergamot near the starting trail junction was pretty.
Patch of wild bergamot near the starting trail junction was pretty.
Monday Jul 20, 2020 #
8 PM
Walking 49:11 4.91 km (10:02 / km)
ahr:112 max:134
Neighborhood, starting around 8:45when it was more reasonable. Five medium to large toads and one small one (~1").
A clear night! Glen got out the spotting scope to check out Jupiter and we saw three of the four moons J-J mentioned. Glen also got a good view of Saturn but I couldn't get it focused well enough for my eyes for a good look. And Neowise was still visible (binocs and scope), though fading a bit.
A clear night! Glen got out the spotting scope to check out Jupiter and we saw three of the four moons J-J mentioned. Glen also got a good view of Saturn but I couldn't get it focused well enough for my eyes for a good look. And Neowise was still visible (binocs and scope), though fading a bit.
Sunday Jul 19, 2020 #
10 AM
Biking (gravel rail trail) 1:42:29 22.81 km (4:30 / km) +2m 4:29 / km
ahr:113 max:145 shoes: Trek DS 3 hybrid
Biked on the D&L Trail on this hot day. We got started at 10:30 so not the hottest part of the day, but still plenty warm (clothes were soaked with sweat when we finished). 83-90 degrees
We parked at Giving Pond Recreation area and first pedaled north to finish a section we hadn't ridden on, where Rt 32 crosses the trail, south of Riegelsville...I think it was a town called Upper Black Eddy. Then we turned south and rode past Tinicum Co Park and Uhlerstown covered bridge, almost as far as the Tinicum Creek crossing (but not quite) in Edwinna, where 32 crosses back over the trail again; we didn't see much of the Delaware River at all here.
Saw a few turtles and two great blue herons in the canal.
We parked at Giving Pond Recreation area and first pedaled north to finish a section we hadn't ridden on, where Rt 32 crosses the trail, south of Riegelsville...I think it was a town called Upper Black Eddy. Then we turned south and rode past Tinicum Co Park and Uhlerstown covered bridge, almost as far as the Tinicum Creek crossing (but not quite) in Edwinna, where 32 crosses back over the trail again; we didn't see much of the Delaware River at all here.
Saw a few turtles and two great blue herons in the canal.
Saturday Jul 18, 2020 #
3 PM
Yoga 1:05:00 [1]
Eagle meditation class (Deanna)
8 PM
Walking 48:30 5.06 km (9:35 / km)
ahr:116 max:135
Neighborhood walk. Low 80s and not too bad humidity-wise.
One toad, no bunnies. Several neighbors, including one I saw three times.
One toad, no bunnies. Several neighbors, including one I saw three times.
Friday Jul 17, 2020 #
8 PM
Walking 49:34 5.02 km (9:52 / km) +53m 9:22 / km
ahr:118 max:151
Neighborhoods, including across Hopewell up Aberdene to Bowood to assess comet visibility, then a short loop through our community. Upper 70s, humid.
It turns out it's high enough over our horizon (which includes a hill that's about 400' higher than our elevation) that we could finally see Neowise, with binoculars. Fuzzy, but visible!
It turns out it's high enough over our horizon (which includes a hill that's about 400' higher than our elevation) that we could finally see Neowise, with binoculars. Fuzzy, but visible!
9 PM
Note
AOWN: saw one bunny, and one of these crawling across the sidewalk, I think (at least it looked a lot like that). No toads tonight.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020 #
11 AM
Biking (MTB/dirt/rocks) 1:06:43 9.08 km (7:21 / km) +51m 7:09 / km
ahr:126 max:154 shoes: Trek DS 3 hybrid
Biked on Nockamixon bike trails from the Tower Rd lot. Great day for riding; mostly cloudy and mid to upper 70s.
Down to Haycock, Eastern Woods (lower) and Jay Walk (lower) as far as the fire road, then reverse back to the trail to Cold Spot. While mostly downhill it had some spots that would have been tricky coming back on tired legs so I took the fire road trail back, which had a couple of mud pits (the first of which I tried to ride through; the second I sensibly walked the bike around).
Had a couple of dismounts, mostly on tricky uphills; and one fall on the return on Jay Walk where I was trying to negotiate a turn and the wheels skidded out from under me and I landed on my right side, mostly on the elbow (which has a few scrapes). After I picked myself up I wrapped my buff around my arm/elbow in case it bled more than just a bit and then kept on going.
Down to Haycock, Eastern Woods (lower) and Jay Walk (lower) as far as the fire road, then reverse back to the trail to Cold Spot. While mostly downhill it had some spots that would have been tricky coming back on tired legs so I took the fire road trail back, which had a couple of mud pits (the first of which I tried to ride through; the second I sensibly walked the bike around).
Had a couple of dismounts, mostly on tricky uphills; and one fall on the return on Jay Walk where I was trying to negotiate a turn and the wheels skidded out from under me and I landed on my right side, mostly on the elbow (which has a few scrapes). After I picked myself up I wrapped my buff around my arm/elbow in case it bled more than just a bit and then kept on going.