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Dan Chissick - Israel - Summer Mapping

Summer Mapping

Ive been out mapping again (with no orienteering events to take up my time), working on a small area for a local event near Achihud, quite close to home. Its a mix of rough open, olive groves, and patches of pine forest, which should be nice for small events and…
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training. At the end of my last session there I ran into some very, very rocky ground at the edge of the map, mixed in with the pine trees. Normally I would classify it as "unmappable", but I dont want a hole in the edge of the map, and theres not much of it, so Ill try to make an effort. However, Ill probably have to resort to Google for the aerial photo (again), because the tree shadows on my base photo are too long. In the Google picture, the shorter shadows actually enhance the trees, and make it much…

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