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Free Try-O Event -- September 19, 2010 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ludwig Hill   

September 19, 2010

In conjunction with National Orienteering Day and the Sprints at Reid Park, the Tucson Orienteering Club will be offering free recreational orienteering for the public and for non-member children, relatives, and friends.

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Sprint Orienteering in Reid Park on National Orienteering Day PDF Print E-mail
Written by Mark Everett   

September 19, 2010 -- Courses and meet direction by Mark Everett.

Update (9/1/10):  Pre-register here!

I will set two sprint* orienteering courses in one of Tucson's largest city parks.   Reid Park is grassy, full of trees, picnic grounds, sports fields, an outdoor theatre, the city zoo, duck ponds, and an assortment of unusual features that make it a good place for summer orienteering (while wearing shorts).  Tucson Orienteering Club is joining other clubs across the country on this weekend in a special effort to introduce orienteering to newcomers.  This is a good time and place to recruit people you know to orienteering and help the club gain new members!

* ["Sprint" does not mean that you need to be a runner to compete.  It means a short course in an urban or park-like setting. -- Editor]

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2009-2010 Mapping Season Wrap-up -- 6/18/10 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ludwig Hill   

Field checking generally occurs when the weather permits, and the best time of year for the Tucson Orienteering Club to accomplish this is usually during the cooler months from October through May.  The 2009-2010 mapping season was a productive one and included mapping at Catalina State Park, Ironwood Northern Extension, University of Arizona, and Reid Park.

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