Congratulations to the Barrett Family!
After Day 1 of the Ran-It Granite A-Meet in Maryland (20 miles west of Baltimore), 3 Barretts are in first place!
Cate: F-12 (WHITE)
Joe: M-16 (ORANGE)
Jessica: F-Open (ORANGE)
Matt is in 5th place in M-16 (ORANGE), and Angie is in 4th place in F40+(GREEN)
Jessica, Matt, and Joe were 19th (out of 38) in the Sprint Relay!
Way to go, Possums!
(For full results, go to: http://qocameet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=32 )
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Indian Cave State Park Meet Notes
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Course setter: Dan Welch
Welcome to beautiful Indian Cave State Park! We hope you enjoy our event!
On January 18, 1963 Nebraska’s Falls City Journal announced above its full page headline:
Indian Cave State Park!
Man, even as cold as it is today, that wonderful piece of news sure does warm up a guy’s blood stream.That January the Nebraska, Forestation, and Parks Commission approved wooded Missouri River bluff lands in the Indian Cave area straddling the Nemaha and Richardson County line as the site of the state’s fifth major Park. The site was chosen after 18 months of intensive search in southeastern Nebraska for a wide development project. The original 2,400 acre site has grown to over 3,200 acres. The park is remembered for its Cave containing the only known example of Indian petroglyphs in Nebraska, its steep, wooded Missouri River bluffs, and Lewis and Clark Expedition overlook as well as its special summer American heritage program that displays old time crafts and one room schoolhouse learning.
Park address:
65296 720 Road
Directions from I-29 and Hwy 159 (Exit 79)
NOTE: Google maps shows using US 136, north of Mound City, MO. The following directions assume using Hwy 159, south of Mound City. Either set of directions will get you to the correct place.
Drive west on Hwy 159 through Rulo, NE to Falls City (about 24 miles).
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Course setter: Dan Welch
Welcome to beautiful Indian Cave State Park! We hope you enjoy our event!
On January 18, 1963 Nebraska’s Falls City Journal announced above its full page headline:
Indian Cave State Park!
Man, even as cold as it is today, that wonderful piece of news sure does warm up a guy’s blood stream.That January the Nebraska, Forestation, and Parks Commission approved wooded Missouri River bluff lands in the Indian Cave area straddling the Nemaha and Richardson County line as the site of the state’s fifth major Park. The site was chosen after 18 months of intensive search in southeastern Nebraska for a wide development project. The original 2,400 acre site has grown to over 3,200 acres. The park is remembered for its Cave containing the only known example of Indian petroglyphs in Nebraska, its steep, wooded Missouri River bluffs, and Lewis and Clark Expedition overlook as well as its special summer American heritage program that displays old time crafts and one room schoolhouse learning.
Park address:
65296 720 Road
Shubert, NE 68437-9801
Park Phone: 402-883-2575
Directions from I-29 and Hwy 159 (Exit 79)
NOTE: Google maps shows using US 136, north of Mound City, MO. The following directions assume using Hwy 159, south of Mound City. Either set of directions will get you to the correct place.
Drive west on Hwy 159 through Rulo, NE to Falls City (about 24 miles).
Turn right on Hwy 73 (initially north and then turning west) to Hwy 67 (about 9.3 miles).
Turn right (north) on Hwy 67 and drive to Hwy 64E Spur (also 720 Road) (about 8 miles).
Turn right (east) on Hwy 64E and drive to Park Entrance (about 5 miles).
Other Notes:
- Park entrance fee is $4.00 per vehicle (carpool if you can).
- Event site is 1st left turn after entrance (Day Use area)
- The map is derived from USGS contours and ortho photos. The contours are very rough, with much detail missing; i.e., only the big reentrants are shown. Keep track of your distance.
- There will be NO WHITE (Beginner) COURSE due to the scarcity of linear features, only YELLOW, ORANGE, GREEN, and RED.
- The woods are open, but there is much deadfall (from a recent ice storm) making running difficult.
- The terrain is very steep.
- Purple X’s denote an uncrossable portion of the one-way road; the earth banks are vertical and over 10 feet high in places.
- There is a 3-hour time limit on all courses.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Watkins Mill SP, 3/14/09, Meet Notes
Directions to Watkins Mill State Park:
From I-35, take Exit 26, State Highway 92 at Kearney. Go east on Highway 92 for 6 miles. Turn left (north) on county road RA for one mile. Turn right at the main entrance to the park. All three of these turns have state park signs.
Go 0.4 miles on the Park Road to the first right. This is signed for the campground. The road ends at the top of the hill. Straight ahead is a parking area. A right turn goes into the campground and event registration.
Other Park Information:
The showerhouse will probably be closed; however, nearby restrooms are available.
A playground is located near registration and the start/finish area.
Dogs are allowed in the park, but should be kept on a leash at all times.
Mapper’s Notes:
Vertical green lines indicate thickets
Brown x’s are major stumps or rootstocks
Black circles are man-made objects
Blue circles are wells
Green circles and green x’s are distinctive trees. Generally, circles are
deciduous and x’s are conifers, but there may be some exceptions.
Coursetters’ Notes/Safety:
You may encounter horses (with riders) on some trails. Please give them the
right-of-way.
Some trails could be muddy and a few controls could be in swampy areas
because of recent rainfall.
Because of warm weather, some course setters found ticks last week.
No courses are near the Park Road; however, all courses cross the spur road
and campground road. These have a 10 mph speed limit, but participants should check for traffic before crossing.
From I-35, take Exit 26, State Highway 92 at Kearney. Go east on Highway 92 for 6 miles. Turn left (north) on county road RA for one mile. Turn right at the main entrance to the park. All three of these turns have state park signs.
Go 0.4 miles on the Park Road to the first right. This is signed for the campground. The road ends at the top of the hill. Straight ahead is a parking area. A right turn goes into the campground and event registration.
Other Park Information:
The showerhouse will probably be closed; however, nearby restrooms are available.
A playground is located near registration and the start/finish area.
Dogs are allowed in the park, but should be kept on a leash at all times.
Mapper’s Notes:
Vertical green lines indicate thickets
Brown x’s are major stumps or rootstocks
Black circles are man-made objects
Blue circles are wells
Green circles and green x’s are distinctive trees. Generally, circles are
deciduous and x’s are conifers, but there may be some exceptions.
Coursetters’ Notes/Safety:
You may encounter horses (with riders) on some trails. Please give them the
right-of-way.
Some trails could be muddy and a few controls could be in swampy areas
because of recent rainfall.
Because of warm weather, some course setters found ticks last week.
No courses are near the Park Road; however, all courses cross the spur road
and campground road. These have a 10 mph speed limit, but participants should check for traffic before crossing.
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