Compass Fun – Orienteering in Deer Lakes Park

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Put down your iphones and pick up your compasses – join a scavenger hunt with the Western PA Orienteering Club this Sunday.

Where: Deer Lakes Park, Russellton, PA

When: Sunday, October 4, 2009; sign-in 11 AM – 2 PM

What is Orienteering? Orienteering is a competitive form of land navigation. It is for all ages and degrees of fitness and skill, and all-weather. It provides the suspense and excitement of a treasure hunt. The object of orienteering is to locate control points by using a map and compass to navigate through the woods.

What to bring? All you will need to bring is a compass (if you do not have one, we can loan you one), and appropriate footwear to walk in the woods.

Event Details: The courses offered at Deer Lakes Park will include Cross Country courses for beginner and advanced beginner, intermediate and experienced orienteers. Cross country courses involve finding a series of control flags in a pre-specified sequence. Come early if you plan to do more than one course.

  • Sign In 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
  • Must Finish the course by 3:30 pm

Instruction for novices: Available on site

Cost: $4.00 per map (family or group can share one map if they wish)

Event Location: Deer Lakes Park, Russellton, PA. Anglers shelter off entrance #1 to the park. Look for red-and-white arrow signs. http://www.cosc.iup.edu/wpoc/f09deerlakes.htm

Questions: Contact Jim Wolfe at jlwolfe@atlanticbb.net

Check our website, www.wpoc.org for complete details and driving directions for this event and the entire WPOC schedule of events.

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