Sunday, March 23, 2008

Orienteering 101: Bushwhacking


Last Wednesday, the day before our tramping trip, our instructors sent us out into the wilderness with a compass, bearings and a map. Ben and I were partners and together, we set off into the wilderness. We went through a gigantic, very thick pine forest; up, over and through bushes, up and over sand dunes... we even sprinted across a golf course and landed ourselves in the middle of a clay pigeon shooting range. That was exciting! Ben and I were looking down at our feet thinking, 'what are those little pieces of clay disc-looking things?' and at the same moment, realization struck, we looked at each other and Ben yelled, "Run!!" Oh man. It was funny. Little did I know...it was just a small glimpse of what I would be doing for the next three days...

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