Recap On what must have been one of the best days of the year, weather-wise, we saw over 50 participants engage in a rainbow of courses from WHITE (beginner) to the distance intense RUNNER’s course. In between we offered YELLOW, ORANGE, BROWN, GREEN, RED, and even BLUE. Sadly, no takers on BLUE, but if you […]
Recap The Weather forecast was spot on, it was a perfect day for the Canoe-O. We had 30 participants with total of 22 solos/team. This year, the map of Mogadore Reservoir was updated and new starting location was chosen. The Water course was designed by Dan Freeman and the Land course was designed by Bob […]
Recap Course designer Fred Mailey had been waiting since September 2018 to challenge those willing to tackle a Mini-Rogaine at the century old Camp Tuscazoar, after last year’s event was postponed by Tropical Storm Gordan. Recent rains caused the Tuscarawas River to spill over onto the lower railroad bed, but the bank holding the upper […]
Recap At the beginning of this week, the weather forecast was 50-60% chance of rain in the morning, but (everybody must have been good boys & girls) it kept delaying. And we could enjoy beautiful morning at a beautiful park. The humidity was a little high, though, it gave runners a little tough time. As […]
Recap What started out as a cool, rainy morning turned into a warm, sunny day for the Oak Hill event. Course Designer Howard Montgomery prepared a challenging yet fun series of courses for the day. Highlights were a visit from old friends Ken Lapin & Sarah Peck and our visitors from western Pennsylvania, Yaki Barak […]
Recap The highlight of day were the five courses of first-time course designer, Bob Turanchik, who provided an appreciative gathering with a White, Yellow, Orange, Green and Red courses. Everything was spot on and inviting of discussions about route choices —the successful residue of fulfilling orienteering courses. Unfortunately, Bob could not be with us to […]
On the warmest day so far this year, 35 families, groups, and solos came out to Boston Run to orienteer. They took on 5 different courses, developed and set by course designer Howard Montgomery, including white/yellow, orange, green, red, and “redsanity”, which was 2 km longer than standard red. The orange course was popular, as well as the white/yellow.
Recap Many NEOOC members took part in WPOC’s Raccoongaine X held at Raccoon Creek State Park in Pennsylvania. The two day format was different from past years, with a 3 hour mini Rogaine on Saturday March 30th. And a 6 hour Rogaine on Sunday March 31st. The region’s spring weather, true to form, was wildly […]
Recap Considering the bitter cold of previous days, mid-thirties, sunshine, snow (and plenty of ice) felt absolutely perfect for the Snow-O at Camp Manatoc on Saturday! 50 adventurous participants came out to navigate the snow and ice and enjoy the beauty of the scout camp. The Trading Post cabin made for a very comfortable event […]
Recap Chad Roberts from BSA Great Trail Council, Seneca District, Troop 262, regularly brings his scouts to many of our events. When, as coordinator for the District’s 2019 Klondike Derby at Camp Butler, he reached out to NEOOC to have orienteering as one of seven stations for the event, Club members responded with enthusiasm equal […]