Saturday June 28, 2025 Willow Creek, Alaska More festival photos! The Arctic Orienteering Club welcomed 31 visiting orienteers and 34 locals to our first nationally sanctioned event in this century. Thankfully the event went smoothly, and most orienteers were appreciative of the chance to test their skills and stamina in Alaska! The courses were on … Read more
We have a nice location for the cookout and camping. It is by the creek with plenty of parking and flat tent sites. It is 13,5 miles past Shirley Towne Dr on. the right hand side of Willow Creek Road (61.76450° N, 149.56195° W). CORRECTION to the previous post: Hatcher Pass is open. You can … Read more
It was amazing to meet so many orienteers yesterday evening who have come up to visit our state, we hope you have an amazing time! Happy Hour at Cynosure Brewing this evening from 4:30pm-7pm Course setter notes and course descriptions for Saturday’s Willow event are available on the festival website and should be read by … Read more
Wednesday June 25, 2025 Earthquake Park A beautiful but buggy evening greeted the over 90 people who particpated in the first event of the Alaska Orienteering Festival on Wednesday night. Over two dozen of the participants are from outside Alaska and if you look at the results you can see the club affiliation for many … Read more
Orienteers, we’re following magnetic north all festival long. Let’s follow the North Star to Cynosure Brewing (a regular hangout for Arctic Orienteers), for a Happy Hour from 4:30-7pm on Thursday June 26th. There will be a food truck that night called Beignet Today that serves gumbo, beignets, etc. We hope to see you there! Get … Read more
Join us this Wednesday for a fast and fun meet at Earthquake Park. This venue is an orienteering playground with all the features you could want (hills, spurs, ponds, saddles, depressions, reentrants) but at much smaller scale than our other maps. This is the first event in the 2025 Alaska Orienteering Festival. The main event … Read more
As we kick off the start of the Alaska Orienteering Festival, we are excited to welcome to the over two dozen people from outside Alaska that are coming up to participate! The festival comprises four orienteering events over eight days: Wed June 25 – Loop-O at Earthquake Park Sat June 28 – Traditional at Willow … Read more
We had great weather and a great turnout for fun orienteering at Mile 2.2. As usual many great stories at the finish area including Springer setting the record for nearly going waist deep in water on a dubious route choice but his clever move was running across a big swamp, waking up a bear and … Read more
Come have a fun run in the woods tonight at mile 2.2 Campbell Airstrip Road. We have set 5 standard courses with starts from 5pm-7pm. Yes, the vegetation is growing taller by the day but we have worked hard to use the White portions of the map and when in greeny areas, tried to ensure … Read more
It was a wildlife-rich sunny evening in Far North Bicentennial Park and the Campbell Tract on Wednesday, June 11. A goshawk sank talons into the scalp of Dan the control setter, resulting in a last-minute course adjustment and new out-of-bounds area. Then delightful viewing of a moose mama and two calves chilling in Campbell Creek. … Read more