Discussion: Directions to Billygoat
in: Billygoat Run (May 15, 2011 - Redding, CT, US)
May 13, 2011 10:00 PM
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ONA:
Huntington State Park (Redding, CT)
From I-84: Take exit 10, go west on US 6 for 1.0 miles, then left on Rt. 25 for 0.4 miles, then west on Rt. 302 for 6.1 miles, then south on Rt. 58 for 1.2 miles, then left onto Sunset Hill Rd. for 2.0 miles (south entrance), and look for O signs to parking.
From Rt. 15 (Merritt Parkway) in Fairfield, CT: Take exit 44/45, go north on Rt. 58 for 10.5 miles, then at sharp left curve turn right onto Sunset Hill Rd. for 0.7 miles (south entrance) and look for O signs to parking.
From I-84: Take exit 10, go west on US 6 for 1.0 miles, then left on Rt. 25 for 0.4 miles, then west on Rt. 302 for 6.1 miles, then south on Rt. 58 for 1.2 miles, then left onto Sunset Hill Rd. for 2.0 miles (south entrance), and look for O signs to parking.
From Rt. 15 (Merritt Parkway) in Fairfield, CT: Take exit 44/45, go north on Rt. 58 for 10.5 miles, then at sharp left curve turn right onto Sunset Hill Rd. for 0.7 miles (south entrance) and look for O signs to parking.
May 13, 2011 10:31 PM
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And I think this is the Sprint location on Saturday.
At least that's where I'll be driving to. Event officials with better links, or corrections, please add. Thanks.
At least that's where I'll be driving to. Event officials with better links, or corrections, please add. Thanks.
May 14, 2011 12:14 AM
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Well that was odd. When I clicked on Wyatt's link for the Billygoat, the balloon that popped up with the location had the town name spelled out in Cyrillic.
May 14, 2011 1:34 AM
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ONA:
Oh, come on. Follow the directions on the WCOC website and I'll make sure there are signs up for you to follow when you get close. You're orienteers....
May 14, 2011 1:58 AM
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Reding, not Redink, which I think is the proper way to transliterate Redding (no need for the double consonant).
May 14, 2011 2:01 AM
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ONA:
Hey, off topic here, but Joe, Steve and I are looking for info about John Rogers arriving at the Billygoat in 1986 by helicopter. Who has details??
May 14, 2011 3:05 AM
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ONA:
From Gagarin:
It’s true.
He had a friend who needed to do a few extra hours, so John signed him up to fly him out to Mt. Tom. Checked with me a couple of days earlier to make sure it was OK. I told him where there were any overhead wires to watch out for. And maybe 15 minutes before the start he showed up. Very cool.
It’s true.
He had a friend who needed to do a few extra hours, so John signed him up to fly him out to Mt. Tom. Checked with me a couple of days earlier to make sure it was OK. I told him where there were any overhead wires to watch out for. And maybe 15 minutes before the start he showed up. Very cool.
May 14, 2011 3:23 AM
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ONA:
Can't let the facts get in the way of a good story, but JJ has another version:
Canada? No, John has never lived in Canada, he was a resident of Worcester at the time. The NEOC-MQ group (which did not include me) arrived in a lame "team vehicle" which was just a car with pieces of paper taped to the sides that said "MQ", but they were completely upstaged. John had arranged with Peter to get clearance for a friend to drop him off by helicopter, and he disembarked dressed in black O clothes with a bib number that said "XX", so he was Racer XX. He may have had some kind of Lone Ranger style mask as well, I don't remember for sure. I think his wife had probably come by car so that the helicopter didn't have to pick him up at the end. The start/finish was not at Lake Bray that year, it was at the base of the ski area, where there was fortunately enough room for a helicopter to land. Racer XX was considered to be a NEOC-WM member, giving them enough style points to easily win the club award.
SO, REGARDLESS OF THE TRUTH IN THESE STORIES, I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHO CAN BEAT EITHER OF THESE STYLE POINTS ON SUNDAY?
Canada? No, John has never lived in Canada, he was a resident of Worcester at the time. The NEOC-MQ group (which did not include me) arrived in a lame "team vehicle" which was just a car with pieces of paper taped to the sides that said "MQ", but they were completely upstaged. John had arranged with Peter to get clearance for a friend to drop him off by helicopter, and he disembarked dressed in black O clothes with a bib number that said "XX", so he was Racer XX. He may have had some kind of Lone Ranger style mask as well, I don't remember for sure. I think his wife had probably come by car so that the helicopter didn't have to pick him up at the end. The start/finish was not at Lake Bray that year, it was at the base of the ski area, where there was fortunately enough room for a helicopter to land. Racer XX was considered to be a NEOC-WM member, giving them enough style points to easily win the club award.
SO, REGARDLESS OF THE TRUTH IN THESE STORIES, I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHO CAN BEAT EITHER OF THESE STYLE POINTS ON SUNDAY?
May 14, 2011 3:32 AM
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No disagreement between what Peter said and what I said, we both just mentioned different details.
I'm pretty sure that field where we'll be parking is big enough for me to land a hang glider in, but there's no place nearby to launch from. Maybe someday...
I'm pretty sure that field where we'll be parking is big enough for me to land a hang glider in, but there's no place nearby to launch from. Maybe someday...
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