Journey to the End of the Night: Oakland by Jason 7au, YellowBear, Bex.
June 2nd, 2014 1:53 PM / Location: 37.820115,-122.2472A Tale of Checkpoint 1 (and what happened afterwards)
Bex says: This antique write-up has been sitting here, unwritten, collecting dust for years. Turns out, I accidentally deleted my photos and the cards, but Jason 7au came to the rescue with his documenting. It's time that this one stopped hanging out on my list of tasks I'm working on!
Bex and Yellowbear
The set-up and the fountains
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Just about set before the racers showed up.
Bex's cards
Tools of the trade
Explaining the game
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Just as the race was beginning, and before anyone made it to our checkpoint, we met a nice couple at the garden with their son. While their son was playing, they asked us what we were up to and seemed really into it, and the dad said he'd check out the site. Always share SF0 with interested parties! Oh man, Bex, sweet ringtone.
The first to arrive!
The second group to arrive
The third wave is when we really started getting swamped
Runners
Runners
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The view from our perch
Runners
Runners
Stragglers!
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Don't worry, runners, we're just playin'. Hey, it's Orion!
!!!!!!
Jtony and "JB" Monotony
A pep talk, sort of
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Some of the last folks to make it through, but their spirit is high! JTony, Tiny Dancer, and Bryce!
A question with no acceptable answer, at Checkpoint 2
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You know, other than "laziness" or "habitual patterns of living."
Giving advice at Checkpoint 2
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After Checkpoint 1 shut down, Jason went down to Checkpoint 2 to check it out. Some folks showed up as we were taking Myrna's props back to her car after 2 shut down, but we were being nice and hooked them up. And then there was a mishap with the table.
Oluwaseun re-enacts his finish-line crossing
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Since he kind of snuck up on us before and we weren't ready for him!
The map on the manifest
Battle map at the finish line
Oluwaseun explains the route he took to win
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Indeed, time to move it on through. I have so many almost ready for submission.
Some of them I keep holding onto with the hopes that it will get bigger and shplankier;
some I hold onto because it makes me sad to post and not get the high traffic we had in the old days.
Yeah, but we have a senator working on it and I'm still spreading the word. And you are still submitting tasks :D
I know nether of us will probably ever be as active again, but when I see your name on a task, it still makes me smile. Can't wait to see your others!
Same here! Thanks for commenting. Makes it so much less lonely!
Our task banks like grave yards of adventures and ambitions past. Hopefully, you are getting rid of this one so you may add and task anew.