Practice Session, 1.2.2025
We were very excited to learn about turning at class on Tuesday! We gave turning some more practice today at Tucker Park. Weather conditions: Temperature: 40° F Wind: NNW 1 MPH Humidity: 57% Overall: Clear & calm I wanted to be confident that I knew where the turns were, so I used landmarks around the park to keep track of where I put things. In order to make use of the available landmarks, I set a first track that was around 60 meters total length, and a second track that was about 70 meters in total. (I have finally explored how to use Google Earth to measure!) I thought since we are so new at turning, I'd stick to the shuffle 5, walk 3, food drop on step 2 (S5W3F2) pattern that we've been using. At the turn, I scuffed five steps in the new direction with more gusto than usual. I thought turning was going to be A Very Big Deal, but Quinn doesn't seem to think it is. It was a little challenging to keep track of him AND my turn landmarks without a flag, so ...