The cold rainy weather couldn’t spoil our fun on Shackleford this year. Although strong gusts prevented us from getting out for our Saturday courses, we were able to enjoy the island on Sundy where people ran one, two or three short loop courses among the dunes and wild horses. Although it wasn’t completely the weekend […]
Read MoreRegistration for this event has closed Expert orienteers (i.e., those who have successfully completed a brown, green, red, or blue course) are welcome to register for our annual coastal orienteering experience. This year we will again be among the tall dunes and wild horses on Shackleford Banks. Weather permitting, four events will be offered: a […]
Read MoreFor the past few years, we have had a weekend of stunningly spectacular orienteering and camaraderie on the NC coast in early February. This year we are planning this weekend to be later — March 11 & 12 — hopefully to capitalize on weather that is agreeable enough to camp overnight on Shackleford Island between […]
Read MoreDespite some very chilly weather and light rain, we enjoyed a great day of orienteering at Eno River, one of our region’s steeper and more rugged venues. In addition to most of our club regulars, we also welcomed a handful of very enthusiastic first-timers, and we hope to see them back again at future events. […]
Read MoreRegistration for this event is closed. Everyone is welcome to our event at Eno River State Park on Sunday, January 8. Check-in at the Fews Ford shelter, just west of the loop parking lot at the end of Cole Mill Road. (GPS coordinates = 36.073616, -79.007005). Please register here before 8:00 AM on Saturday, […]
Read MoreWe enjoyed a really nice score course at Eno River. The weather was cool, with no precipitation; and the river level was relatively low. Some runners got to venture into some newly-acquired park land, including an old quarry in the far north. All in all, it was a very successful event. I designed this year’s […]
Read MoreRegistration for this event is now closed. On Sunday, December 04, BOK will host its 9th annual December Score-O. This year, we are back at Eno River. A “Score-O” involves a course with no predetermined route, in which competitors decide which controls they want to visit, and in which order. This event will have 2-, […]
Read MoreOn Sunday, 18 September at 10:00 AM, we will have a 90-minute “Fox Chase Score-O” at Carolina North Forest in Chapel Hill. The event is open only to advanced orienteers (i.e. those who have completed an orange, brown, green, or red course). Note that the staging location for this event — the Orange Co. Health […]
Read MoreOver fifty orienteers came to Umstead park on Sunday for our first open event of the 2022/2023 season. The weather conditions were rather unpleasant, with a dew point of 74, and occasional light rain. Because we were expecting even more participants, I designed a fairly large, sprawling event, including a rare “blue” course that covered […]
Read MoreRegistration for this event is closed. Everyone is welcome to the north side of Umstead State Park on Sunday, September 11 for our first event of the season. Enter the park from Glenwood Ave./US 70; park here; and check-in at the large shelter, here (GPS = 35.871668, -78.759166). After reading the description of this event […]
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