Regular Event at Schenck Forest
REGULAR event at Schenck Forest. DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED (EVEN ON A LEASH).
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March 27 2011 at Lake Crabtree is APPROVED
March 27, 2011 Advanced event at Lake Crabtree is APPROVED.
Read MoreMarch 27 event CANCELED/MOVED
The March 27 Advanced event at Umstead is CANCELED/MOVED.
Read MoreRegular Event Feb 27, 2011
We will have a REGULAR event at Umstead Park North on Sunday Feb 27, 2011. Everyone is welcome, and we will have an introductory class at 12:30. Enter the park from US-70 and follow the BOK signs to the southernmost parking lot; we will start from the big shelter. The event officially starts at noon, [...]
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Night Orienteering. Members-only event. Please register!
Read MoreRegural Event at Raven Rock, 01/23/2011
We will have a REGULAR event at Raven Rock 01/23/2011. Everyone is welcome, and we will have an introductory class at 12:30. The event starts at noon, and the course closes at 3pm. We will have all regular courses, from White to Red. http://goo.gl/maps/MJUz We need a volunteers to pick-up controls. The park built some new improvements, [...]
Read MoreRegular Event Dec. 5, 2010
We will have a REGULAR event at Umstead Park, Camp Whispering Pines. Everyone is welcome, and we will have an introductory class at 12:30. The event starts at noon, and the course closes at 3pm. Enter the park from I-40 and follow signs to the Camp. Please only park on the RIGHT (South) side of the entrance [...]
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WPlan for a map for each person.
We strongly recommend that each person have his/her own map. It is impossible to learn orienteering if someone else is holding the map. The two main skills you want to develop in orienteering are holding your thumb on your location with the map oriented correctly, and noticing the features on your map and in the terrain while you are walking in the forest. Therefore you need the map in your hand so you can adjust it when you turn a corner or pass a feature. Each of those changes in direction or seeing a feature is a teaching moment. If you are sharing a map the continuity is lost, too much time is spent stopping and showing stuff to the kids, and the kids aren’t recognizing the stuff for themselves. Extra maps are only $2 each. Please get a map for each person. Also, your kids can keep their maps as souvenirs.
Read MoreSchenck Forest at Aug 29, 2010
This event is for advanced orienteers (BOK members who have completed a brown, green, or red course). Don’t forget, you must pre-register. There will be Brown, Green, Red and Blue courses available. The courses will be a bit shorter than usual (due to expected heat), but with a LOT of controls. The courses will be [...]
Read MoreUmstead West, June 20
Advanced event, pre-registration required.
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