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by Linda Parker
What a wonderful week! I can’t think of a better place to spend my vacation, a better bunch of people to share it with, or anything I’d rather do than combining camping with shooting field archery with my friends (old and new) in Darrington. Saturday was the day for getting settled in to the lodging and acquainted with the area, plus checking our equipment and limbering up our shooting form. In addition to the practice area, at least one range was open with Field, Hunter, and Animal targets posted. Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning were for check-in (and late registration) and picking up information packages at the NFAA desk in the clubhouse. Sunday afternoon Opening Ceremonies were held at the football stadium. Actually, I got drafted to be Range Captain for the Dylan range, so instead of shooting all the ranges I stayed on that one all week and got to meet and talk to most of the archers
as they passed through or when I was cruising the range to post fresh target faces. It was great to hear so many nice comments about the range, facilities, and town. Yes, the week started out wet, with unseasonable showers on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday carrying over into a drizzly Monday for the first Field Round. Some places on the courses were a little muddy and slippery, but it wasn’t really raining hard enough during shooting hours to need a jacket. Tuesday through Friday, the days just kept getting nicer. Cool over night for good sleeping and a fresh start in the morning, then warming up as the day went along. All the puddles dried up quickly. But at least we didn’t need to call out the water truck to keep the dust down. Every morning, there was a good, quick, and affordable breakfast available at the Community Center. And Monday and Wednesday Outdoor Nationals continued on page 8
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