Greetings, all.
I'm pleased to report that I found my fifth and sixth letterboxes on Sunday
afternoon, at Gay City State Park in Hebron, CT. That Drewclan is surely a
crafty bunch...they make the first letterbox pretty easy to find and then go
off and make the second one really, really difficult! Once again, though,
persistence pays off.
I have a question for you veteran letterboxers: occasionally, a set of
directions will indicate a specific distance to be traveled along a trail
(e.g., "follow the blue-blazed trail about 0.75 miles until you come to the
stone wall"). In the absence of a map, a pedometer or (notwithstanding my
example) an identifiable landmark, how do you estimate in the field when
you've gone the specified distance? (Of course, the answer just might be that
I need a map and/or a pedometer!) Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Alan from Axtown
P0F6
A question of distance
4 messages in this thread |
Started on 2000-10-22
A question of distance
From: (axtowner@aol.com) |
Date: 2000-10-22 22:04:59 UTC-04:00
Re: [LbNA] A question of distance
From: Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) |
Date: 2000-10-22 22:08:32 UTC-04:00
> In the absence of a map, a pedometer or (notwithstanding my
> example) an identifiable landmark, how do you estimate in the field when
> you've gone the specified distance? (Of course, the answer just might be that
> I need a map and/or a pedometer!) Thanks in advance.
You could try a wristwatch. Calibrate how far you walk per minute in
similar terrain.
Cheers,
--
randy "the mapsurfer" (P27F102)
Hogeita hirugarren kutxak kolonia zaharean da.
Re: [LbNA] A question of distance
From: Jay Chamberlain (ae4mk@1bigred.com) |
Date: 2000-10-23 08:41:36 UTC-04:00
Or while at home lay out a 100
yards or meters and count how many strides (2 steps) it take to cover that
distance. (This doesn't take in account the terrain) You can come up with a
rough strides/100yd and use that. The Army Sgt. that taught my son
Orinteering MB suggested if you are measuring a long distance, a length of para
cord to place 1 knot for every 100 strides..
Jay C.
----- Original Message -----From: Randy HallSent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 10:08 PMSubject: Re: [LbNA] A question of distance
> In the absence of a map, a pedometer or (notwithstanding my
> example) an identifiable landmark, how do you estimate in the field when
> you've gone the specified distance? (Of course, the answer just might be that
> I need a map and/or a pedometer!) Thanks in advance.
You could try a wristwatch. Calibrate how far you walk per minute in
similar terrain.
Cheers,
--
randy "the mapsurfer" (P27F102)
Hogeita hirugarren kutxak kolonia zaharean da.
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Re: [LbNA] A question of distance
From: Meg Garrett (mg56044@swt.edu) |
Date: 2000-10-24 16:19:45 UTC-05:00
Alan,
You actually do have a pedometer--your pace. The easy way
to use your pace to solve a problem such as the one you describe
is to think about a running track that encircles a football field.
These tracks are about a quarter mile in length. Find one of these
and count the number of paces (whether you count each step or
only every other step doesn't matter) it takes for you to encircle
the track once. Or, simply check your wristwatch and time
your walk around the track. For good measure do this several
times and take an average. When you know how many paces
you take to cover a quarter mile, or the number of minutes
required, you have a basis for comparison
when dealing with the distances given in letterboxing clues.
Good luck.
Meg Garrett
mg56044@swt.edu
----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 9:04 PM
Subject: [LbNA] A question of distance
> Greetings, all.
>
> I'm pleased to report that I found my fifth and sixth letterboxes on
Sunday
> afternoon, at Gay City State Park in Hebron, CT. That Drewclan is surely a
> crafty bunch...they make the first letterbox pretty easy to find and then
go
> off and make the second one really, really difficult! Once again, though,
> persistence pays off.
>
> I have a question for you veteran letterboxers: occasionally, a set of
> directions will indicate a specific distance to be traveled along a trail
> (e.g., "follow the blue-blazed trail about 0.75 miles until you come to
the
> stone wall"). In the absence of a map, a pedometer or (notwithstanding my
> example) an identifiable landmark, how do you estimate in the field when
> you've gone the specified distance? (Of course, the answer just might be
that
> I need a map and/or a pedometer!) Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Alan from Axtown
> P0F6
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe: mailto:letterbox-usa-unsubscribe@egroups.com
> List info, archives, etc: http://www.letterboxing.org/list.html
>
>
You actually do have a pedometer--your pace. The easy way
to use your pace to solve a problem such as the one you describe
is to think about a running track that encircles a football field.
These tracks are about a quarter mile in length. Find one of these
and count the number of paces (whether you count each step or
only every other step doesn't matter) it takes for you to encircle
the track once. Or, simply check your wristwatch and time
your walk around the track. For good measure do this several
times and take an average. When you know how many paces
you take to cover a quarter mile, or the number of minutes
required, you have a basis for comparison
when dealing with the distances given in letterboxing clues.
Good luck.
Meg Garrett
mg56044@swt.edu
----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 9:04 PM
Subject: [LbNA] A question of distance
> Greetings, all.
>
> I'm pleased to report that I found my fifth and sixth letterboxes on
Sunday
> afternoon, at Gay City State Park in Hebron, CT. That Drewclan is surely a
> crafty bunch...they make the first letterbox pretty easy to find and then
go
> off and make the second one really, really difficult! Once again, though,
> persistence pays off.
>
> I have a question for you veteran letterboxers: occasionally, a set of
> directions will indicate a specific distance to be traveled along a trail
> (e.g., "follow the blue-blazed trail about 0.75 miles until you come to
the
> stone wall"). In the absence of a map, a pedometer or (notwithstanding my
> example) an identifiable landmark, how do you estimate in the field when
> you've gone the specified distance? (Of course, the answer just might be
that
> I need a map and/or a pedometer!) Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Alan from Axtown
> P0F6
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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