Little Rincons Rogaine
Jason Barnes and Alexander Barnes
The Dragon Army


Maps: Noroute, large Noroute, small Route, large Route,small

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Matt Chamberlain addressing the group while they all synchronize their watches.
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Matt Chamberlain, the course setter.
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Jani Radebaugh and Joe Spitale plan their route.
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Xander packs up our stuff so that we can get underway.
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Cows!
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Jani and Joe score control point 46 -- ahead of us.
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Horses grazing.
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This horse wouldn't let me past until I scratched its muzzle.
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Xander with the friendly horse.
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Xander, Jani, and Joe after control point 38.
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A shot back down the way we came.
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Xander and a cool-looking cactus.
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Alexander from the top near point 38 with Eagle peak in the background.
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Also near 38.
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Control point 33 -- we were pretty happy with our routing to this one, it was perfect.
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So, when we'd get to these flaggy things there would be a little hole puncher with a distinctive pattern that we would use to make an impression in our control pads.
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Another demo of the process.
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Control 33 with Eagle peak in the background.
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The saguaro forest that we should have gone around.
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Xander at the top of Eagle Peak!
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Jason is exhausted in trying to get to point 92, at the top of Eagle Peak.
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We made it to Eagle Peak at sunset, just as we were shooting for.
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Sunset from Eagle Peak.
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