Please don't apologize for having sent the info re: OD to "camp" at
large! Your comments help provide vicarious experience for those of us who
won't be tackling it this year (or any year). I personally prefer the
rather pithy journalistic style you used, rather than the pathos of a more
personalized style, although, when I have the time or shared interest, I
enjoy them, too.
Good luck to you all!!! (I've pit crewed for Val and Larry back in the early
'80's and judged IAHA Region 15 Competitive at Fort Valley, there seems to
be a bit of gravel on those trails, or is that an understatement?)