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Navigating the Woods …<\/h5>\n


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Honing navigational skills at an Orienteering Meet …<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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25 September 2016:<\/strong> Out in the forest searching for “CPs” this weekend during an Orienteering USA match on eastern Long Island. The event course requires participants to locate these small orange and white “controls” hidden off-trail deep within the woods using only a map and compass — a format very similar to what we will face during the rally, except here we do it all on foot with very detailed topo maps. Was great to test skills on a micro level, and felt good to find all the CPs with relative ease. Now, back to the desert…
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The T-Shirts are Here …<\/h5>\n


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Received the Team Engage T-shirts today…<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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22 September 2016:<\/strong> Got out Team Engage t-shirt shipment today and they look great. Excitement is building daily now, as we start checking items off our lists…
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Sable’s Getting Rally Ready …<\/h5>\n


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This is Sable our Rebelle Rally Jeep…<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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20 September 2016:<\/strong> A sneak peek at Sable, our Barlow Adventures Jeep<\/a> for the Rebelle Rally<\/a>, getting her new suspension fine tuned. Like all the Barlow Jeeps, she started as a standard Jeep Rubicon, already one of the most capable off-road vehicles ever produced. The Rubicon provides lower gearing than other models, with a 4:1 heavy-duty transfer case and 4.10 gears in heavy-duty front and rear Dana 44 axles. Equipped with a push-button sway bar disconnect, it’s axle can better flex to the contours of the terrain and with front and rear lockers it can crawl over most anything. Barlow Jeeps typically get some basic modifications, including a small lift and bigger tires, but Sable is being prepped for the rally with a few “extras.” We are looking forward to getting her out on the dirt in just a few weeks. …
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Triangulating En Route …<\/h5>\n


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More practice with map and compass…<\/strong><\/h6>\n


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19 September 2016:<\/strong> Using the last few hours in Arizona to get in some more practice with identifying terrain features on the map and triangulating a position based on them. Took the route through the mountains and down to Prescott where the terrain was less familiar…
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THIS WEEK:<\/strong>
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\nMore navigational practice. This time on foot, searching for small CPs in the middle of the woods via an Orienteering USA<\/a> sponsored meet at Caumsett State Park on September 25th …

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COMING UP SOON:<\/strong>
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\nHeading back to Reno, NV for some final training, acclimation and preparation for the rally …

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\nCompeting as Team #124 in the inaugural edition of the Rebelle Rally 13-22 October 2016 …
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