Mike Robinson The second ski-o of the series had a delayed start due to the recent cold snap but orienteers were rewarded with above zero temps that continued to rise, fast ski trails, and wicked bright skies. Just over 40 people went out on courses that gave permission to travel either direction on one-way trails and encouraged … Read more
Our neighboring club, the Yukon Orienteering Association, is hosting an adventure run (and score-o using a larger area) on October 7th. We have 6 hour, 3 hour and 1.5 hour Score Orienteering formats. • Also a Adventure Run format for trail runners. This might be a great time of year to visit the Yukon! See … Read more
We had 55 orienteers divide into 23 different groups to run the Kincaid Relay O on a gorgeous evening at Little Campbell Lake (aka Beer Can Lake). There were a lot of positive comments from participants who enjoyed exploring some of the lesser visited areas of Kincaid, some constructive criticism about vegetation and control placement, … Read more
Come join us for some quick relay fun at a lesser used venue. Bring your own relay partner or create a team at registration. All courses have two legs with a map and clue sheet exchange in the middle. Start and finish is at Little Campbell Lake (aka Beer Can Lake) off the Kincaid Park … Read more
There is no orienteering event this week 🙁 but we will be back in business next week. During this brief hiatus, please consider taking the time to review and comment on the Recreational Trails Plan that will guide the development and maintaince of trails in the Anchorage and Chugiak-Eagle River for years to come. The … Read more
Kathy’s Memorial-O: 78 people came out to enjoy an evening of orienteering at Service High, and to remember Kathy Faryniarz. The evening was blustery – we had to take the tent down – but also not rainy so we didn’t need the tent. It was a banner night for teams – only a few in … Read more
This Wednesday’s meet remembers Kathy Faryniarz, a long time orienteerer (and runner, musher, and many other things – her obituary is at https://adportal.adn.com/adportal/listingView.html?id=7662). She and Joyce put on many memorable meets! She passed away unexpectedly last year, and we wanted to honor her memory. We’ll be starting from the northeastern parking lot (between the sledding … Read more
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm starts; must be done by 8:30 pm Location: Mirror Lake Middle School 22901 Lake Hill Dr, Chugiak, AK 99567 Traditional meet with white to red courses. Red 6.8 km, 14 controls Green 4.1 km, 9 controls Orange 3.4 km, 9 controls Yellow 2.8 km, 8 controls White 2.4 km, 8 … Read more
It was amazing to meet so many orienteers yesterday evening who have come up to visit our state, we hope you have an amazing time! Happy Hour at Cynosure Brewing this evening from 4:30pm-7pm Course setter notes and course descriptions for Saturday’s Willow event are available on the festival website and should be read by … Read more
Orienteers, we’re following magnetic north all festival long. Let’s follow the North Star to Cynosure Brewing (a regular hangout for Arctic Orienteers), for a Happy Hour from 4:30-7pm on Thursday June 26th. There will be a food truck that night called Beignet Today that serves gumbo, beignets, etc. We hope to see you there! Get … Read more