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
Don’t miss the grand opening of the new Ruth Arcand Permanent Orienteering Course this Wednesday, September 15 at 5:45PM. Join the Arctic Orienteering Club and the Boy Scouts of America as we hold a short dedication ceremony followed by a 45 minute Score-O event. Meet up at the pavilion area near the first parking lot … 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
About 50 people came out to enjoy a beautiful, late summer day at Glen Alps for the Mountain Orienteering event on August 21st. Beautiful sunny and warm conditions made for an enjoyable day of orienteering with map and compass for all the participants. Ian Moore won the men’s long (Mountain Goat) coarse in 101 minutes … Read more
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