Russian Jack Park Wednesday, May 18, 2022 It was a wonderful summer evening in Russian Jack for the first-ever, one-of-a-kind Sketch-O. About 110 people, mostly in teams, searched the park to find the locations where Max Romey made his sketches.
Far North Bicentennial Park, Mile 1.1 Campbell Airstrip Road Wednesday, June 1, 2022 About 90 orienteers showed up on a gloriously warm (and buggy) evening for the Mile 1.1 meet. The electronic punching seems to be a great investment! All controls were retrieved safely. Ian Moore and Lindsey Flagstad won the Red course; Steve Gruhn … Read more
About 90 orienteers came out to enjoy the lovely weather and RUN (or walk) the distance courses. Allan Spangler won the men’s Red course and Lindsey Flagstad won the women’s Red course. Everyone doing a long course got a good workout! Lots of families and teams came out, including Puck and Kate who are to … Read more
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 McHugh Creek Over eighty participants came out to McHugh Creek in Chugach State Park to orienteer in an area that was both spectacular and challenging. Competitors enjoyed incredible views of Turnagain Arm, several wildlife sightings, as well as wild roses and Devil’s Club. This was the Arctic Orienteering Club’s first in-person … Read more
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Earthquake Park The orienteering season began with a bang at Earthquake park. There were over 83 participants in the 5 courses, and several orienteering friends that came by to chat and enjoy the atmosphere. The weather was blustery, but the competition was hot as orienteers adjusted to the new electronic punch … Read more
Fifty orienteers participated in the Winter-O on Sunday. The weather was beautiful, the trails were fast but not dangerous, and Cory Smith had set some excellent courses to ski, bike, run, and walk. The full results are posted below, but notable achievements included Brian Kirrchner completing both the Ski-O and Bike-O course in 1:20:25 to … Read more
43 orienteers braved windy, snowy, rainy conditions, and more than a bit of brush to participate in the first orienteering meet in Bird Valley in decades. The short course proved to be the most popular, but two teams finished the long course, which included long legs and a stream crossing. Thanks to John Wolfe for … Read more
Art’s Equinox-O Orienteering Meet Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Russian Jack Trails We had a great turnout for out penultimate meet of the season, even more impressive as it was nestled between two early snowstorms. Participants had 45 minutes to find as many controls as possible and return to the finish on time, otherwise risking … Read more
Arctic Orienteering Club celebrated the grand opening of the newly installed Permanent Orienteering Training Course at Ruth Arcand Park on Wednesday night with a gathering of fifty or more orienteers and Boy Scouts. After attending the short ceremony honoring Owen Nordstrom who chose to spend the past year creating this course as a part of … Read more
Forty orienteers braved an evening of sporadic rain showers to compete in the final meet in the sprint series. It was a pursuit race for competitors in the series with start times based on how they did in the previous races. Alan Spangler had the fastest time of the evening on the long course and … Read more