Orienteering 2:43:32 [3] 6.5 mi (25:10 / mi)
Lake Accotink - Red
19 controls; 7.4 km; 285 m
Actual Distance Traveled: 10.5 km
Actual Climb: 314 m
Not a great day of orienteering. I made a number of orienteering mistakes, although none of them were huge. I tripped, fell, and got tangled in some barbed wire from a downed fence. I ripped one of my pant legs which may have happened when I tripped and fell or while wading through thorns.
I find the Lake Accotink map to be a little problematic, mostly because with the exception of some of the bigger and more distinct trails it is easy for me to get mixed up as to which trail I am on. To be perfectly honest I ignored the smaller trails on the map and navigated using other, larger terrain features when on those trails.
All in all I am still glad that I went. It wasn't a terrible experience.