Mike Robinson The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and 65 determined competitors and teams showed up Wednesday evening to feed the mosquitoes around Campbell Airstrip! A big thank you to all the orienteers who biked their way to the start, helping ease the squeeze on the small parking area at the CAT bridge. On the … Read more
Location: Traditional meet at Campbell Airstrip Road MP 1.1, (CAT Bridge) Far North Bicentennial Park Date: Wednesday, June 10th Time: Starts from 5-7 pm. Please finish by 9 pm. The club is restricted to parking only five cars in the BLM portion of the parking lot. Please carpool or bike to the start if you … Read more
Around 80 orienteers & volunteers came out to enjoy summer weather and take on the challenging courses from Upper Huffman trailhead on Wednesday, June 3rd. Steep slopes, hot yet muddy conditions, and challenging control placement conspired to yield long course times across course difficulty levels despite being of ordinary-length on paper. Right off the bat, … Read more
Traditional meet at Upper Huffman Trailhead, Chugach State Park Wednesday, June 3 Starts 5-7 pm, finish by 9pm Temperatures are looking up and buds are poised to open, but vegetation remains low and visibility high in this challenging foothills terrain. Continuing snowmelt from higher elevations means many trails on this course will still be very … Read more
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