Rainy Pass Checkpoint #1

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Re: Rainy Pass Checkpoint #1

Postby sbd » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:18 pm

If you look closely on the ionearth map you can in fact see the airstrip by the lake where they are camped. I have also checked it up against my google earth points and the checkpoint has earlier been close to the airstrip. That means the current standings list was pretty uptdated all the time! :o
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Re: Rainy Pass Checkpoint #1

Postby Vero » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:24 pm

Whats up at the 133 mile point?? Have they all sat up camp and lit a camp fire? It`s really getting crowded up there.. :P Kjetil, Jeff, King, Sigrid and soon Ken too!! :!: Must bee a very special spot right there.


Oh, ok... so THAT`s actually Rainy Pass, right? :D :lol:
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Re: Rainy Pass Checkpoint #1

Postby MotorWerk » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:28 pm

Some gentleman named oddjob told us that it is actually the spot for the RP checkpoint. The map position is wrong.
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Re: Rainy Pass Checkpoint #1

Postby oddjob » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:28 pm

Well, at least they have the next one correct, or at least almost. The checkpoint posn for Rohn on eonEarth is only 0,7 miles from the correct checkpoint position.
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Re: Rainy Pass Checkpoint #1

Postby MotorWerk » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:31 pm

Ok. What about the others? Are they more or less where they should be?
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Re: Rainy Pass Checkpoint #1

Postby oddjob » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:31 pm

HEY, folks, Kjetil went straight tru RP
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Re: Rainy Pass Checkpoint #1

Postby boo » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:31 pm

Really Odd? I was thinking they had it on the wrong end of Dalzell....or am I insane? (Probably)
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Re: Rainy Pass Checkpoint #1

Postby aren » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:33 pm

Hi ther Odd, you were late checking inn this year. Don' let it happen again ;) :D :D

Yep Kjetil has left Rainy

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Re: Rainy Pass Checkpoint #1

Postby oddjob » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:34 pm

Hi, Boo, nice to hear from you again. Well he's got to go tru if he's going to have some light for the gorge
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Re: Rainy Pass Checkpoint #1

Postby oddjob » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:35 pm

aren wrote:Hi ther Odd, you were late checking inn this year. Don' let it happen again ;) :D :D

Yep Kjetil has left Rainy

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Sorry, been too busy. will not happen again. :oops: :roll:
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