Wood, wind, problems

   Layed the track Friday at 4:45 pm so I could run it Saturday am.  Windy, cold-front moving in overnight. 38 degrees.  Start on grass, then turn into woods and rest in woods.  First problems:  pen ran out.   Forgot phone.  So couldn't write anything, but left markers--clips & flags.

     Ran track at 8:45 next morning.  Sunny, cold. I turned on Mantrailing App to follow track.  Fine start and turn into woods.  Did pretty well with articles.  But then started pulling left at one point.  I thought that was wrong. . .but looking back at map, looks like I crossed over my own track!  NOOOO!  Can't believe I did that.  ****WAIT, it wasn't that bad!  The signal in the woods was bad, so I did NOT cross over myself!!!)    So hard to walk straight line in woods. . .esp. with LOTS of fallen trees.  Tricks did well with WAIT command & large fallen-down trees.  Good with articles except 1.  Last article (eye-glass case) was SUPPOSED to be at end near exit from woods. Tricks did look around for it.  It was MISSING!  I threw down another article for him to finish. We(Bob and I) looked and looked, but could not find last article! It was gone.

Take aways:  Make sure your PEN works!  Use more clips in woods. Keep phone in pocket.  Tricks is stopping for more food drops--which gives me more confidence in knowing that he is ON track.https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1JlRcvD1IT3NOgmW0BjGkKZELaMBlC8YShttps://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1WHyuSB6xBNgKuGZ4LHzpGnqhtqlrJvNehttps://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=16ytUYSAylQ4Oj7b9ylXrItivSwU6Egc8


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