On Sunday, we had our first official event at lovely Cliffs of the Neuse State Park. This beautiful park is about half way between the Triangle and the coast, and made a convenient stop for those coming back from the Saturday event at Shackleford. Carl Briscoe set a great yellow course and a challenging 90-minute […]

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The chilly Saturday morning in Beaufort turned downright cold as the ferry sped around the east side of Carrot Island to take our group to Shackleford Banks, the western tip of Cape Lookout National Seashore.  As the steady cold wind blew unfettered off the water onto our start location, everyone thought and thought again about […]

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Registration for this event is closed. On Sunday, 06 February, we will have a 90-minute score course and an intermediate-level (yellow) course at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park. (A ‘score course’ means that you can visit any controls that you want, in any order — but if you don’t return within 90 minutes, you […]

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Registration for this event is closed We will have a small event at Shackleford Banks, part of Cape Lookout National Seashore, on Saturday, 05 February.  We are limiting registration for this event to 25 people because of Covid and because (unless you have your own means of getting to the island) competitors will need to […]

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We are only a few days away from getting iron-clad approval from the National Park Service to have an expert-level event on the west side of Shackleford Banks, NC. At this point, we have received verbal assurances from the park, and so it seems safe to make travel and/or lodging arrangements now. For many, it […]

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Some of the region’s best orienteers gathered on a cold rainy morning at Birkhead Mountains Wilderness for our annual long score-O. Those who chose to compete in the two hour course generally came back feeling satisfied and accomplished. Gheorghe and Vladimir both realized the same set of controls that was possible for them to visit, […]

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We had a fun event at Raven Rock with a meet that was geared more toward beginners than to experts. A lot of newcomers attended and hopefully enjoyed their experience enough to return to future meets and build on their skills. A reminder that beginners are welcome at all of our “open” events, and our […]

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Registration for this event is now closed. On Sunday, December 19, BOK will host its 8th annual December Score-O, this time in Birkhead Mountains Wilderness.  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-, and 4-hour […]

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We have reached our participant limit for this event, and registration is now closed. Just added: We will now offer a beginner’s class at 9:15 AM. If you want to learn the basics of orienteering in a small group setting, sign up for either the 9:00 or the 9:30 timeslot, and be at the park […]

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It was a perfect day for orienteering, and we were treated to a new map of the Quarry section of Eno River State park.  The courses visited several interesting historic sites as well as the intricate pattern of ditches, marshes, and earth walls use to control water flow around the quarry in the past.  Runners […]

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