Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => General Chat => Topic started by: Mourneman on September 30, 2012
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few hours to spare this morning,so BigE & myself went for a wee dander along the Ott trek.We spent a lot of time practising navigation skills,using the standard compass & the sight compass.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8182/8039946859_33f52191e9_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039946859/)
P9300002 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039946859/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
The weather was over-cast with hill fog & patchy rain,just perfect for naviagtion ;)
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P9300018 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039952008/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/8039951602_931c44fc65_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039951602/)
P9300019 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039951602/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
using pacing & timing between to points.
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P9300035 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039951164/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
Doan through a lunar landscape
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P9300047 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039944313/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
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P9300052 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039949186/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
who can guess the name ? ???
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P9300061 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039948806/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8031/8039942995_8940eeddc7_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039942995/)
P9300062 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039942995/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8457/8039948026_fa5787630a_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039948026/)
P9300093 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039948026/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
Easier to use than you would expect
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P9300108 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039947306/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
on Doan's summit
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8319/8039941427_9b6d5b9ea0_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039941427/)
P9300172 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039941427/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
again any guess
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Panorama490 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039946484/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
BigE checking the wind speed
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Panorama491 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75601656@N07/8039940467/) by paul surginor (http://www.flickr.com/people/75601656@N07/), on Flickr
the view back to lough shannagh
heres a view clips from today-