Gold Rush 2008

pedalgrinder · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:57 pm Post subject:

Ah. Thanks Neal.

That is very good to know about CP B. I honestly feel better that it was somewhat misplaced. I realize the 100 meter ruling would still require more of a search on my part, but when I had gone back and forth enough over that terrain I didn't care to travel to yet another reentrant when I knew for sure I was at the area I was looking for. This brings closure to it. I didn't like to doubt something I felt 100% sure about. CP A I was less confident about because I hadn't referred to the park map and didn't realize there was an extra gravel road there until I physically came across it. I thought I had the right spot and still don't understand what went wrong there, but because I was clueless for an alternative I moved on to CP B and that's the one I really should have found.
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John Wellens

RonSanders · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:06 pm Post subject:

Fun race, loved the swimming and paddling. Big hats off to Toby for perseverance when it seemed like the whole world was against letting the race happen. (CoE, storm, blackout, roadblocks, etc.)

Lost and Found, somewhere between 9 and 10:
Black Diamond Moonlight
Passport (I know, I know...)

pedalgrinder · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject:

Your word of caution about driving at night is not falling on deaf ears. That's a scary story from your past. I told my girlfriend about my experience and she vowed to be there next time. If not, I'm going to sleep first for sure. The weird thing was that I didn't feel the slightest bit drowsy until I started driving. I was physically drained, no doubt, but it hit me hard and very suddenly. It was worse than the effects of alcohol which I do not ever drive with.

When it started hitting me I was already on Hwy 20 with nowhere to really turn off the road. I was only able to drive about 40 mph while the people behind me wanted to go 60. I just wasn't alert enough for the curves. The road wasn't wide enough to pull over, at least not from what I remember. And when I'd see a turnoff for some new residential development area it would come and go so quick that I didn't have time to brake with the people tailing me so close behind. It was like a bad amusement park ride where you start getting sick 1/4 of the way through and you know they won't stop it just for you.
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Rbreddin75 · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject:

Paul C. · AR Junkie Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Atlanta

Hey John,

So, you were the real tall dude going solo up to CP 12 with Basic Inner Rash, Black Dome, Hairy Scary and us (Secret Squirrels)? I apologize for not saying "howdy." I was too busy looking at all those squiggly lines on the map. Next time I'll be more social.

Paul C.

PS: I was the real smelly short one.

zerb1855 · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:27 pm Post subject: Re: CP-20

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pedalgrinder · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject:

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bmadd · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:49 pm Post subject:

jlayer3 · Time to Buy Stock in REI Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 96

I'm curious if anyone knows why the WP at Boston Creek and Hwy 20 was added at the last minute.

We knew we couldn't clear the course so the night before we had decided to skip 10 and 11. Of course that got blown up at the race meeting and required a hasty rethink of our strategy. In my mind, the only CP's Toby really thought we would skip in the interest of time were 7,8,9,A,B and the bike CP's. everything else was pretty much in line with the mandatory course.

We got plucked out of the water about 100yds from 9. If we were smart, we would have stalled the boat driver, like Ron did until he reached the island. Then jumped aboard.

j

zerb1855 · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject:

Neal Radford · AR Junkie Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 1018

Paul C. · AR Junkie Joined: 28 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Atlanta

To 13 ... We followed that faint 4x4 road to the left and up the hill. The road quickly dwindled to some single track, then hit an intersection.

We took a left at that intersection to a tiny little creek that I confused to be the branch of Stamp Creek we were looking for. Not finding the CP there (the terrain didn't really match up, which was throwing me off), we doubled back the other way, past the intersection. Realizing that definitely was not right, we turned around again but this time went farther -- ALL THE WAY to the correct creek, where we once again bumped into Hairy Scary and Black Dome and found the CP.

I bet you passed us after our little bauble at the intersection.

At the creek, we split up again. We took the creek toward the road. There was a decent trail most of the way.

Tim on our team punched CP 12 first out of all of us in our large group, so that's why you likely didn't see us walk away.

zerb1855 · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject: