Mike Robinson Date: Wednesday, August 25 Start: 5pm-7pm. Must be done by 8:30pm. Location: Earthquake Park; start/finish area will be out at the monument on the bluff. Follow the paved bike trail from the west end of the parking lot about 500m to the monument. This meet is also a pursuit race for the Arctic Orienteering Sprint … Read more
There will be an in-person meet this Saturday at Glen Alps with three course options: a long Mountain Goat, a medium Billy Goat, and a traditional White course. The courses are longer and hillier than usual, but accesses beautiful terrain around Glen Alps and frequently goes above tree-line on the tundra. Start location: Far end … Read more
UAA Sprint Wednesday, August 17, 2021 UAA Approximately 100 people joined the fun for the UAA Sprint Orienteering event. This is the 3rd in a series of 4 sprint events with the final to be held 8/25/2021 at Earthquake Park. Thanks to UAA for allowing us use of their campus. Thanks to Ellyn Brown for … Read more
Date: Wednesday, August 18 Time: Start between 5:00 – 7:00 pm ; must be done by 8:00pm Location: Start is in the UAA North Parking lot which is just south of the King Career Center. It can be accessed via Career Center Dr from east bound Northern Lights, or from Mallard drive off of UAA … Read more
Settler’s Bay Coastal Park Exporation-O Meet, Saturday, August 14, 2021 This meet was held in conjunction with Settler’s Bay Coastal Park Exploration Day sponsored by the Great Land Trust and Mat-Su Trails and Parks Foundation. What started as a rainy morning turned into a beautiful sunny afternoon. Over 50 people got out on the courses … Read more
The courses from Saturday’s in-person meet at Settler’s Bay Coastal Park will be available as a training exercise through Sunday 8/22/21. The traditional markers have taken down but there is double survey tape with control number at each control point. This lovely new park features stunning views across Knik Arm and the Palmer Hay Flats, … Read more
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Eager to get out after all this rain? Come on out this Saturday, 8/14 between 11am – 3 pm and enjoy orienteering at the Settler’s Bay Coastal Park, a venue in the Mat-Su debuted by the club last fall! This lovely new park features stunning views across Knik Arm and the Palmer Hay Flats, with … Read more
Thanks to the many orienteers who participated in the first two sprints. Because the High School-O saw a change in format, we’ll only have three qualifying events this summer. The next sprint will be on August 18th, perhaps at UAA, but maybe at a different venue. The pursuit final is still scheduled for Earthquake Park … Read more
It was a great day out at Bartlett for the 2021 High School-O. Runners tested their navigation skills traveling the Bartlett trails with maps. Runners had one hour to find as many controls as possible. Gary Snyder created a great map with just enough challenge. We saw lots of excited kids, working hard and having … Read more