It was a cool, windy, wet and rainy evening up in the mountains, but 36 eager participants showed up for the meet. No wildlife encounters except for a couple moose thankfully, as there was evidence of bear activity in several areas. Thanks to Audrey Guess for helping with course set up-much in the rain, and … Read more
6/30/21 Klutina Drive � Pia North & South Maps About 57 dedicated orienteerers dotted their i’s and crossed their t’s to enjoy an evening of orienteering on JBER land starting from Klutina Drive on the Pia maps. Numerous black bears were sighted on the course without incident, as well as a few moose. An unfortunate … Read more
Joyce and Kathy have been working hard setting up a short and a long course on the Hemlock Knob map, one of our newer areas. It’s fun to be up higher than we usually orienteer. Be ready for some fantastic forests, magnificent meadows and great views! If you don’t have an Alaska State Parks pass … Read more
There will be a traditional meet with White (beginner) to Red (advanced) courses at Pia. This location provides access to Far North Bicentennial Park and the tank trails (JBER training lands) on the east side of Anchorage and is a great area for orienteering! NOTE: We are a running a little behind getting things set … Read more
There will be a traditional meet next week at Pia. This location provides access to Far North Bicentennial Park and the tank trails (JBER training lands) on the east side of Anchorage and is a great area for orienteering. Because the courses travel across military land, there are some extra requirements to participate in this … Read more
In Much Ado About Nothing, Leonato states that “A victory is twice itself when the achiever brings home full numbers”. In that vein, the Mid-Summer Night’s Dream-O was certainly twice a victory. 88 participants participated in the Score-O chasing down controls and Shakespeare quotes, and even one Shakespeare character. Puck, it turns out, was a … Read more
Mix your love of orienteering with your love of Shakespeare for this year’s Solstice-O! This meet will be a 60-minute Score-O beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Goose Lake picnic pavilion. Instructions followed by a mass start. There will be 10-point, 30-point, and 50-point controls. But you can score an extra 30 points at any … Read more
Thirty six adventurous souls did not let the afternoon showers deter them and were rewarded with an evening of clearing skies and gorgeous orienteering. The Billy Goat format (mass start, following allowed) encouraged close competition and a number of finishers were within a minute or two of each other. The closest finishers, Nancy Pease and … Read more
A virtual course from Wednesday’s in-person Billy Goat meet will be available as a training exercise through Tuesday 6/2/21. The traditional markers will be taken down but there is pink and yellow survey tape at each control. Storck Park is a beautiful and hilly venue with great views and sometimes challenging terrain. This course is … Read more
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