We had an open event at Schenck Forest on December 7, with about 50 people running advanced courses and 20 participating in the White/Yellow Score-O. The Score-O also featured a holiday twist: half the controls included trivia questions worth an extra point each. All questions were orienteering-themed. Curious what you missed? You can view the […]

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Ruth, Dave, Matt K. and I are hosting a 3-day Radio-O and Orienteering event at our Gray Owl house in Asheboro NC.  Everyone is welcome. Be sure to check back here before you arrive, as details will be added as I set the courses.

The forcast for the weekend is clear sunny and cold. You can hang out in our house to keep warm when you aren’t out in the woods. Also, now we have a fire pit so you can warm up by the fire.

Radio-O

• Friday 9am-3pm
  • full sprint – 1.6k Full power 3.56 & 3.58 MHz
• Friday Noon-3pm
  • fox-O – Long 6k, Short 3.1k, 3.52 & 3.54 MHz
• Saturday 9am-3pm
  • 2m classic course Full 5.9k, Short 4.3k, 144.50 Beacon 144.55
  • full sprint – 1.6k Full power 3.56 & 3.58 MHz
  • fox-O – Long 6k, Short 3.1k, 3.52 & 3.54 MHz
• Saturday 4pm – 6pm Vegetarian Chili dinner
• Sunday 9am-3pm
  • Classic 80m course Full 6.1k, Short 4.2k, 3.52 MHz
  • full sprint – 1.6k Full power 3.56 & 3.58 MHz

There is overlap between the radio-O and orienteering courses, so all the radio-O courses you are planning to do should be done before you do any of the orienteering courses except Sprint, which is completely separate.

​Orienteering

• Friday 10am – 3pm
  • 1hr, 2hr, and 4hr Score course (advanced – expert, i.e. Orange – Blue).
  • White and Yellow level Explorer Orienteering course
• Friday and Saturday 7pm – 8pm 1 hour Night Course
  • 7pm Mass Start Must return by 8pm
  • 2 point penalty every minute past 8pm
• Saturday and Sunday 9am – 3pm
  • 1hr, 2hr, and 4hr Score course (advanced – expert, i.e. Orange – Blue).
  • White and Yellow level Explorer Orienteering course
• Saturday 4pm – 6pm Vegetarian Chili dinner
• Birkhead Hiking Challenge. Details here.
  • Saturday: Start window 6:30 am to 12 pm noon 24 hour 64k

Saturday Evening we will have dinner at our house, and camping is available on our property and nearby commercial campgrounds.  Hotels are available within 15 minutes of Gray Owl.

Location & Directions: 1725 Gray Owl Road, Asheboro, NC. (35.634843, -79.881873) There is a control on our mailbox at the intersection of Hopewell Friends and Gray Owl Road. Drive 1/4 mile on Gray Owl and take the first left turn onto our driveway. Drive 1/4 mile to the turnaround, turn around and park only on the right side (east side) of the driveway as you are heading back out. Do not drive on the grass at all! Do not park in the turnaround!

We had a beautiful sunny and cool Saturday to play in Birkhead Mountains Wilderness. Many thanks to Joseph and Ruth for their hospitality and use of Gray Owl for basecamp and S/F. Only Carl Laniak joined me for this adventure. We managed to (mostly) stick together. Both of us chose not to use GPS for […]

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We had great conditions for an open meet at Raven Rock, and nearly 60 of us enjoyed being out in one of our lesser used parks. Raven Rock is really a great spot for orienteering, though; and we’re hoping to have a brand new map of the area for our next event there. A new […]

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Everyone is welcome to Raven Rock state park on November 23 where we will offer a full range of courses, from beginner to expert. Start any time between 10:00 AM and 1:00, but make sure to check back by 2:00, when control pickup will begin.

Map handout, finish, and the start for the white and yellow courses will be from the park shelter (coordinates = 35.461870, -78.911506). There are water fountains and bathrooms nearby. Orange, brown, green, and red courses will have a remote start. If you are new to orienteering, be sure to watch our introductory videos at the top of our newcomer information page. Also, come in time to attend our question and answer session at 11:00.

Tentative course lengths are:

White: 2.6 km (9 controls)
Yellow: 3.1 km (7 controls)
Orange: 3.8 km (11 controls)
Brown: 4.0 km (8 controls)
Green: 5.4 km (12 controls)
Red: 7.1 km (14 controls)