I will start the comments with the usual: We had fantastic weather. But then I diverge because the preparations were particularly unusual. To start things off, we had the wrong map – we had an orienteering map instead of a Marauder Map. We needed real time map updates. The Dreamville Festival was closing most of […]
Read MoreHalf-Life Score-O Join us for a Score-O event at the New Hope Overlook section of Jordan Lake on Sunday March 30. In this event, your goal is to collect as many points as possible within the allotted time. There is no set route—you can visit the controls in any order you choose. Special Twist: “Half-Life” […]
Read MoreWe had a good turnout for an advanced event on a day that was great for orienteering. A little cool with occasional bursts of sun. We did have an issue with maps. They should have been printed at 100% (no scaling) on landscape orientation paper. Although I emphasized the need for not using shrink-to-fit, the […]
Read MoreOn Sunday March 9th, BOK is hosting an Advanced orienteering event at Umstead Park West. The entrance is on Old Reedy Creek Rd. This event is open to participants with some experience. Registration will at 5PM. Friday March 7. Please don’t count on registration being open much beyond the deadline as we have a lot […]
Read MoreOn Sunday March 9th, BOK is hosting an Advanced orienteering event at Umstead Park West. The entrance is on Old Reedy Creek Rd. This event is open to participants with some experience. This is the first time we have set an Orange course on this part of the map and it will be technically harder, […]
Read MoreChilly, yet sunny day, difficult courses, fields of blooming wild daffodils.Also first time we used 2.5m map (thank you, Dave!), that revealed true steepness and ruggedness of this place. Huge thank you to Brian Pike, who finished Red course and immediately went back to pick all far away controls, and that’s extra 5K on top […]
Read MoreEveryone is welcome to our event at Eno River State Park on Sunday, March 2, 2025. Please register here before 6:00 PM on Friday, February 28, to ensure we have enough maps. On the day of event, you will first head to check-in at the Fews Ford shelter, just west of the loop parking lot […]
Read MoreSunday was a great day for orienteering, and we had about twice as many competitors as we anticipated. Thankfully, there is plenty of parking at Jordan Lake and people enjoyed one or two middle-distance courses on its new map. Our attendance was aided by three always-welcomed JROTC units who came out (Pamlico, Carteret, and Cary) […]
Read MoreAdvanced and expert-level orienteers are invited to the New Hope area of Jordan Lake on Sunday, February 23, where we will offer two middle-distance courses (4.3 km and 3.1 km). Run either or both. Courses open at 11:00. Be off of your course by 2:00, when control pickup starts. We rarely have events that feature […]
Read MoreSuper Bowl Sunday brought sunny and warm temps to the north end of Umstead State Park for a well-attended open event co-hosted by Ian, Debra and Jeff with a concurrent radio orienteering event hosted by Will. Just under one hundred entrants scattered over eight traditional point-to-point orienteering course options, including a not always offered Blue […]
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