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A Full Day of Driving and Navigating …<\/h5>\n


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A beautiful day on the trails…<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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11 September 2016:<\/strong> Criss-crossing the backcountry in a Barlow Jeep<\/a> from Sedona to Flagstaff and back as the navigational sim continued, with an extra bonus of incredible landscapes in all the variations that northern Arizona has to offer. The day went well and accuracy improved as I learned to tell when I was “on” the spot using a combination of accurate plotting, precise triangulation and careful distance measures …
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Plotting the Day’s Route …<\/h5>\n


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Up at the crack of dawn to plot CPs…<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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11 September 2016:<\/strong> Navigation simulation continues today with an early morning wake up to plot the day’s CPs before hitting the trails. Yesterday was slow going as I was working on really being able to interpret which feature on the map was which part of the landscape in front of me. Today I will need to move faster to cover the distances for the remaining CPs …
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Beautiful Skies …<\/h5>\n


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Colorful western skies at day’s end…<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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10 September 2016:<\/strong> The navigational simulation continued until sunset, with the last checkpoint for the day along the route back to town. Triangulating the location as the sky turned brilliant colors made for an awesome finish…
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Triangulation in the field …<\/h5>\n


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10 September 2016:<\/strong> During the Rebelle Rally<\/a> there will be “black” checkpoints that are not marked, and we will need to be sure of our position within a narrow margin of error in order to score those points. This requires triangulating off land features in the desert, and much of this weekend’s simulation if focused on this skill …
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Driving a Navigation Simulation …<\/h5>\n


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10 September 2016:<\/strong> Doing a navigational simulation exercise this weekend around Sedona to get a sense of what the Rebelle Rally days will be like. The training scenario is quite realistic with a series of checkpoints set by Nena Barlow of Barlow Adventures<\/a> covering distances comparable to those we will drive in the rally across roads and trails between Cottonwood, Sedona and Flagstaff …
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THIS WEEK:<\/strong>
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\nNavigation practice in the spectacular red rock landscapes of Sedona<\/a> and the larger Verde Valley, to work on map reading skills and the intricacies of driving while navigating …

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COMING UP SOON:<\/strong>
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\nTeam Engage heads back to the desert for more focused training on navigation and driving, and to practice rally skills in some of the same southwestern desert locations that the rally will be passing through in October …

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\nNavigational practice via an Orienteering USA<\/a> sponsored meet at Caumsett State Park on September 25th …

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\nCompeting as Team #124 in the inaugural edition of the Rebelle Rally 13-22 October 2016 …
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SPOTLIGHT: TRIANGULATION<\/strong>
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\nTriangulation is a navigational technique using a map, a compass and at least two known terrain features to pinpoint a position. The basic concept is simple. First, identify at least two landmarks that you can see and that are on your map. Ideally the points should be at least 60\u00b0 apart. Next use a compass to take a bearing off of each point, then plot those lines on the map. Your location is roughly at the intersection of the lines. (For more on map and compass skills, see REI’s navigation basics<\/a>)…
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