With most of us well rested we again met at 7:00am. Since there were no issues on the trail from the day before I offered to let the group change there place in line if they wanted to. I guess they liked where they were at and no one changed. On this type of run it is a good idea to spread out so you don’t choke on dust. But we also don’t want to lose anyone. So at intersections where it is not clear which direction to go we use the relay method.  The lead stops and waits for the next rig. As soon as it shows up the lead takes off again. This ensures that no one gets lost while keeping the dust down. Of course if you do all the work to plan the trip that means you are in the front and don’t have to worry about the dust. The down side is having to do things like put together a run report.
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