Difference between revisions of "2024-03-25 29 -81"

Latest revision as of 20:02, 29 March 2024

Location

130' into the woods off FL-314A in the Ocala National Forest, Florida

Participants

Improv

Plans

Grab some lunch, then drive up to the closest point to the hash point, then walk in

Expedition

Lunch - Check
Drive up - Check - I even drove by the airport and hashpoint from 2024-03-22 29 -81 that I didn't attempt
Walk in - Well ...

really more like climbing and stumbling in. It's springtime in Florida and the wild grapes and palmettos are full of new and thick growth. Not to mention 4-6" of leaves on the ground and fallen trees. I fought through all of that until I reached the end of the tree trunk I was using for balance and noticed a drop-off ahead. Looking toward it, I could see water in the bottom and it didn't look shallow --- swim the slough to go the other sixty feet? Nope, not happening. I looked northeast and southwest but couldn't see how far it extended. Rather than wander the woods further, I started the slog back out. Somehow, it seemed shorter going out but the grapevines were more dense. On multiple occasions, I lifted them to go under as it was easier than pressing them down to go over.

When I reached my car, I felt something was moving in one of my shoes, so I took them off while driving. When I reached my next stop and needed to put them back on, I pulled the insert out to shake them out. Attached to the top of the insole was a tick. I instantly felt like more things were crawling on me. After a thorough check, that feeling was proven to be hypochondria.

Photos

Done with Nature - Foiled by a slough
Slough stops me 60' short
So close but no cigar

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 == Expedition ==
 *Lunch - Check
-*Drive up - Check - I even drove by the airport and hashpoint from 2024-03-22 29 -81 that I didn't do
+*Drive up - Check - I even drove by the airport and hashpoint from 2024-03-22 29 -81 that I didn't attempt
 *Walk in - Well ...
-: really more like climb and stumble in. It's springtime in Florida and the wild grapes and palmettos are full of new and thick growth. Not to mention 4-6" of leaves on the ground and fallen trees. I fought through all of that until I reached the end of the tree trunk I was using for balance and noticed a drop-off ahead. Looking toward it, I could see water in the bottom and it didn't look shallow --- swim the slough to go the other sixty feet? Nope, not happening. I looked northeast and southwest but couldn't see how far it extended. Rather than wander the woods further, I started the slog back out. Somehow, it seemed shorter going out but the grapevines were more dense. On multiple occasions, I lifted them up to go under as it was easier than pressing them down to go over.
+: really more like climbing and stumbling in. It's springtime in Florida and the wild grapes and palmettos are full of new and thick growth. Not to mention 4-6" of leaves on the ground and fallen trees. I fought through all of that until I reached the end of the tree trunk I was using for balance and noticed a drop-off ahead. Looking toward it, I could see water in the bottom and it didn't look shallow --- swim the slough to go the other sixty feet? Nope, not happening. I looked northeast and southwest but couldn't see how far it extended. Rather than wander the woods further, I started the slog back out. Somehow, it seemed shorter going out but the grapevines were more dense. On multiple occasions, I lifted them to go under as it was easier than pressing them down to go over.
-: When I reached my car, I felt like something was moving in my shoe, so I took them off while driving. When I reached my next stop and needed to put them back on, I pulled the insert out to shake them out. Attached to the top of the insole was a tick. I instantly felt like more things were crawling on me. After a thorough check, that feeling was proven to be hypochondria.
+: When I reached my car, I felt something was moving in one of my shoes, so I took them off while driving. When I reached my next stop and needed to put them back on, I pulled the insert out to shake them out. Attached to the top of the insole was a tick. I instantly felt like more things were crawling on me. After a thorough check, that feeling was proven to be hypochondria.
-== Pictures ==
-[[Image:2024-03-25-29 -81 Improv-1.jpg|thumb|Done with Nature - Foiled by a slough]]
+== Photos ==
+<gallery perrow="5">
+<gallery>
+Image:2024-03-25-29 -81 Improv-1.jpg|thumb|Done with Nature - Foiled by a slough
+Image:2024-03-25 29 -81 Improv-2.jpg|thumb|Slough stops me 60' short
+Image:2024-03-25 29 -81 Improv-3.png|thumb|So close but no cigar
+</gallery>
+== Categories ==
 __NOTOC__
 [[Category:Expeditions]]
+[[Category:Expeditions with photos]]
 [[Category:Coordinates not reached]]
 [[Category:Not reached - Mother Nature]]
 [[Category:Expeditions_with_ticks]]
 {{location|US|FL|MI}}


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