Author: David Waller
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Score-O Results
On a cool drizzly December morning, 28 orienteers gathered on the west side of Umstead to test their endurance and navigational skills. The third annual 1-, 2-, and 4-hour Umstead score-O presented its most difficult course yet, but also included two possible bonuses for visiting the east/west-most and the north/south-most controls on the map. …
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Advanced Score-O, Umstead West, 04 December
On December 4, BOK will hold a 1-, 2-, and 4-hour Score-O at Umstead West. A “Score-O” involves a course with no predetermined route, in which competitors decide which controls they want to visit, and in which order. This event is for advanced BOK members who have successfully completed an expert (brown, green, red, or…
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Results from Eno River
It was a perfect autumn weekend for orienteers from Charlotte, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana to join local BOK members for three events, all run within 24 hours at Eno River state park. The fun started on Saturday afternoon, with a fast forest sprint through perfectly open woods, among the cairns and rootstocks of Cox Mountain.…
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Results — Carolina Friends School
22 Oct, Carolina Friends School Saturday was a picture-perfect day for orienteering in a beautiful new venue for BOK – Carolina Friends School campus in Chapel Hill. The event brought out many of the regular local orienteers, as well as several families from the school community. There were two relatively short “sprint” courses offered –…
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Members event: Eno River State Park, 29&30 Oct
Update (Wed, Oct 26): We are currently very close to the park’s limit on the number of people allowed to camp at the group campsite. If you are registering later than Wednesday at noon, please plan on driving home after the night-O. If you need to camp, please contact the event director at dw.orienteer@gmail.com. Update…
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Members event at Carolina Friends School, 22 October
On Saturday October 22, BOK will hold a Member event on a brand new sprint map of Carolina Friends School in Chapel Hill. This is event is open only to: (a) BOK members or (b) students, family, faculty, or staff of Carolina Friends School. Members of the school community will be charged $2 per person,…
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Results — Carolina North Forest, 02 October
02 Oct 2016, Carolina North Forest Three advanced courses found nearly two dozen BOK orienteers on the west side of Carolina North Forest, in some of its most intricate areas. These are places with a lot of features packed into a small space, or a lot of twisty trails, trail crossings, and intersections to keep…
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Members event, Carolina North, 02 October
On Sunday October 2, BOK will hold a Member event at Carolina North Forest (CNF). This is event is open only to BOK members who have completed an orange (or more advanced) course. You must pre-register for this event here, before 5:00 PM on Friday, September 30, so that we know how many maps to print. …
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Open event at Umstead South, 11 Sept
We welcome everyone to celebrate the beginning of National Orienteering Week at Umstead State Park on Sunday, September 11. We will be in the south side of the park, at the shelter that is north of the main parking lot, (GPS coordinates = 35.838058, -78.760682). If you’re coming in a group of 5 or more,…
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Results — Umstead North, 22 May
22 May 2016, Umstead North Dozens of orienteers, many of whom were first-timers, enjoyed the woods of Umstead on Sunday along one (or more) of seven different orienteering courses that ranged from beginner to expert. Most finishers returned in high spirits, and we hope to see everyone come back to our next open meet…