-- Michael (meglin@juno.com), December 04, 1999

Answers

absolute beeline. . . no problem.

-- Gene (gmw@ukans.edu), December 05, 1999.

Oops, I looked at the map and thought you wanted 7 to 8. 8 to 9: had to go west a little to get to the field; then ran compass bearing, then slowly into reentrant, scooting a little to the north (up) of the reentrant to avoid the fight.

-- Gene (gmw@ukans.edu), December 05, 1999.

I ran straight to #8. After you climb just a bit after reaching the field you can see the treeline features in the distance. Through controls 8 and 9 I realized I wasn't having a very good day running wise for some reason. Perhaps because of the cold I didn't drink enough fluids beforehand.

To #9 I ran pretty straight on the map judging my run by the vegetation boundaries along the way. When I started looking for the countour features more and more I had the feeling that the reentrant was farther from the dark green vegetation sticking-out-in-the-field thingy than I had expected. I curved right a bit before entering the woods. Someone was at the control when I neared it.

-- Mook (everett@psi.edu), December 07, 1999.

to 8 -- 2:46 (21:02) Having come from the open area, I returned to it and thence ran south around the vegetation, along the south edge of the dark green area 1/3 of the way there. Was able to adjust course after passing the treeline. Control was easily found after I came from the north of the thicket. Looking again, I think going straight may have been better not only shorter, but less in the wind.

2:20 (23:22) -- to 9 South into the light green then, seeing the open of the field pranced towards the light and emerged at the corner. (Maybe could have cut this corner off a bit more.) Almost followed the vegetation boundary of the dark green, then realized that wouldn't quite get me to the marker if I kept going in that direction. Corrected and again let the reentrant gather me, as I did on three.

-- Fritz Menninger (fpmenninger@hotmail.com), December 08, 1999.

Some more beeline routes. But now I was wondering: what do bees do when it gets cold and rainy? Do they do the same things the wood nymphs do? If a wood nymph grew a bee beard, would she still be a nymph, technically speaking?

-- Swampfox (mikell@sprynet.com), December 11, 1999.