The Quantico Orienteering Club (QOC) hosted an "A" meet in this state park 20 miles east of Baltimore. Spanning events in three days, it attacted over 300 participants.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Orienteering at Patapsco Valley State Park, Maryland
The Quantico Orienteering Club (QOC) hosted an "A" meet in this state park 20 miles east of Baltimore. Spanning events in three days, it attacted over 300 participants.
Monday, March 30, 2009
4-hr orienteering "Rogaine" at Cooper's Rock SF, West Virginia, April 26
Event website
Sunday, April 26, 2009 -- Bruceton Mills, WV / Coopers Rock State Forest
Get Lost! Orienteering Competition - Morgantown Adventure Sports Series (MASS)
#2 (iPO Event Id#: 12019)
Fees / Divisions
Solo (including mtn. bike) - $25 (Before April 17) / $30 (After April 17)
2-Person Team - $35 (Before April 17) / $40 (After April 17)
Family / Team* - $40 (Before April 17) / $45 (After April 17)
*Up to 3-people competing together, then add $5 per person
Coopers Rock State Park
The GET LOST! Orienteering Competition is a wilderness based recreational navigation challenge. During this event competitors will have up to 4-hours to score points by locating various checkpoints using only a map, compass, and their sense of adventure. All participants* will receive a custom race map and a locally made glass tumbler with the event logo! (*Team as a whole gets one map only)
Awards Will Be Presented to Top 3 Finishers in Each Category Below
- Novice Solo and Mountain Bike Solo (BOTH male and female) - minimum age 18
- Intermediate/Advanced Solo (BOTH male and female) - minimum age 18
- Masters (age 40+) Solo (BOTH male and female)
- 2-person Teams (BOTH male and female) and Co-ed 2-person - minimum age 14 with 18+ year old partner
- Family/Team (up to 5 people together) - minimum age 12 with 18+ year old partner
- Groups or organizations that have at least 4 separate entries will also be allowed to compete for the overall group award. This award is based on the highest combined score total from up to 10 competitors.
What's your skill level?
Novice - Very limited experience with topographic maps and compasses. Not likely to get totally lost, but new to the sport and/or with very limited experience.
Intermediate/Advanced - Capable and experienced with outdoor navigation. Can interpret maps quickly and travel to checkpoints with at least moderate speed and accuracy. In it to try and win it!
Race Location
Coopers Rock State Forest - http://www.coopersrockstateforest.com/
The park is located at Exit 15 off I-68, turn south and follow signs 13-miles east of Morgantown, WV, 26525. Registration/Check-in will be held at the Coopers Rock State Park overlook pavilion at the far end of the main park road.
The race will start and finish at the Rock City pavilion. It will begin at precisely 1:00pm. Competitors will then have a maximum of 4-hours to locate as many checkpoints as they are able or desire to try and locate. Strict and harsh point penalties will be given to competitors who do not meet the 5:00pm finish deadline.
The race will be a "rogaine" style event and no it will not help to re-grow your hair! What this means is that the course is open for each team to plan and execute its own strategy and route. There are no mandatory routes, checkpoints, or minimum time requirements. Over the 4-hour long race, some teams may only locate a few checkpoints while others may locate them all! Competitors move at their own pace and the fastest competitors don't necessarily win. Strategy and accuracy is greatly valued.
Checkpoints will be marked with specially designed markers called controls. At each control you will find a coded hole punch that will be used to mark the control card you will carry with you during the event. Each checkpoint will have a point value associated with it based upon its location and distance from the start/finish. Some checkpoints will be relatively easy to locate and reach while others will be quite challenging. On and off-trail travel will be required to reach the various checkpoints. The exact course details are kept secret until just prior to the race.
At the end of the race competitors will be ranked by the score they accumulated on their control card. Finish times will only be used as a tie breaker for equal scores within the categories.
General
1. Absolutely NO GPS devices may be used during this event. This includes GPS pace/speed monitors such as Garmin Forerunners, etc.
2. Participants must stay within the course boundaries at all times. Entry into out-of-bounds areas is grounds for disqualification.
3. This is not a closed course. Please be respectful to other forest users, racer volunteers, and fellow racers.
4. Unsportsmanlike conduct is grounds for immediate disqualification.
5. Outside assistance from non-participants is not allowed.
6. Racers may only use the maps provided for the event. Outside maps are strictly prohibited.
Timing and Scoring
1. The event will begin at precisely 1:00pm and end at exactly 5:00pm based upon the race clock.
2. The starting and finishing area will be a booth at the Rock City pavilion.
3. For a checkpoint to be scored, the participant/team must have reached the control marker and punched their control card in the appropriate box.
4. Punches in the incorrect box on the control card will not be scored.
5. Punches that are not discernable as accurate or complete will not be scored.
6. Checkpoints may only be scored once each. No duplicate punches.
7. If the control card is lost during the event, a replacement may be acquired at the start/finish booth but no score will be credited from the lost card.
8. Participants who have not checked-in at the finish booth by 5:00pm will lose 5-points off their score for each minute they are late. (i.e. finish 5:01 = -5 points, finish 5:02 = -10 points, etc.)
9. Two-person teams and groups must have all members present at the booth in order to be marked finished.
Mandatory Equipment
1. All participants are required to be self-supported during the entire event. Snacks and water are only available at the start/finish area.
2. Each participant or team must provide their own compass for the event.
3. Solo competitors must carry the following mandatory equipment at all times during the event:
- Whistle
- Full charged cellular phone secured in a waterproof bag (i.e. zip-loc)
- Emergency survival / space blanket
- Capacity to carry 20oz of water
4. Participants must dress appropriately for the event and the weather.
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what is the map like ? like a USGS topo map scale 1:24000 ?
are the controls like standard orienteering controls, white and orange, of standard size ?
how many controls will be placed ? are they placed in nagivationally-challenging map features like reentrants/small spurs or on obvious features like hilltops/stream junctions ?
the flier mentions in parenthesis "including mtn bike" for Solo division. So, does this mean that there will be both foot and bike competitors ? are all controls reachable by mtn bike ?
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The maps for this event are going to be custom made. The base map we will be using is a 1:24,000 scale map with a 20-foot contour interval. However, to make the map less cluttered and more user friendly we are planning to enlarge the map by a factor of around 3x. All controls will be pre-plotted so UTM skills are not necessary and with the enlarged maps the scale will obviously be changed. All other features on the maps will be standard including contour lines, roads, water features, trails, and other prominent locations including major man made objects. Also note that we are holding a navigation basics clinic on the Saturday prior to the event so if people are hesitant about being able to read the maps or "stay found" then they can learn the basics at that time.
The controls will be standard size markers with the white/orange/blue stripe with control punches. Some checkpoints may be manned. The total number of controls is planned for around 35-40. Placement of the controls will vary as will the point value of each location. Many will be at obvious "beginner friendly" locations such as trail/stream junctions, etc. but there will also be some that are very challenging to locate and will test the abilities of better navigators.
The mountain bike division is an option for solo racers who would rather roll than run/hike. Obviously all of the checkpoints will not be able to be ridden to, but many will. Others will be reasonably close to a trail so bikers may have to dismount and travel off-trail for a short distance on foot. I think in order to do well in this category the mountain bikers will still likely have to do at least some off-bike travel.
Sunday, April 26, 2009 -- Bruceton Mills, WV / Coopers Rock State Forest
Get Lost! Orienteering Competition - Morgantown Adventure Sports Series (MASS)
#2 (iPO Event Id#: 12019)
Fees / Divisions
Solo (including mtn. bike) - $25 (Before April 17) / $30 (After April 17)
2-Person Team - $35 (Before April 17) / $40 (After April 17)
Family / Team* - $40 (Before April 17) / $45 (After April 17)
*Up to 3-people competing together, then add $5 per person
Coopers Rock State Park
The GET LOST! Orienteering Competition is a wilderness based recreational navigation challenge. During this event competitors will have up to 4-hours to score points by locating various checkpoints using only a map, compass, and their sense of adventure. All participants* will receive a custom race map and a locally made glass tumbler with the event logo! (*Team as a whole gets one map only)
Awards Will Be Presented to Top 3 Finishers in Each Category Below
- Novice Solo and Mountain Bike Solo (BOTH male and female) - minimum age 18
- Intermediate/Advanced Solo (BOTH male and female) - minimum age 18
- Masters (age 40+) Solo (BOTH male and female)
- 2-person Teams (BOTH male and female) and Co-ed 2-person - minimum age 14 with 18+ year old partner
- Family/Team (up to 5 people together) - minimum age 12 with 18+ year old partner
- Groups or organizations that have at least 4 separate entries will also be allowed to compete for the overall group award. This award is based on the highest combined score total from up to 10 competitors.
What's your skill level?
Novice - Very limited experience with topographic maps and compasses. Not likely to get totally lost, but new to the sport and/or with very limited experience.
Intermediate/Advanced - Capable and experienced with outdoor navigation. Can interpret maps quickly and travel to checkpoints with at least moderate speed and accuracy. In it to try and win it!
Race Location
Coopers Rock State Forest - http://www.coopersrockstateforest.com/
The park is located at Exit 15 off I-68, turn south and follow signs 13-miles east of Morgantown, WV, 26525. Registration/Check-in will be held at the Coopers Rock State Park overlook pavilion at the far end of the main park road.
The race will start and finish at the Rock City pavilion. It will begin at precisely 1:00pm. Competitors will then have a maximum of 4-hours to locate as many checkpoints as they are able or desire to try and locate. Strict and harsh point penalties will be given to competitors who do not meet the 5:00pm finish deadline.
The race will be a "rogaine" style event and no it will not help to re-grow your hair! What this means is that the course is open for each team to plan and execute its own strategy and route. There are no mandatory routes, checkpoints, or minimum time requirements. Over the 4-hour long race, some teams may only locate a few checkpoints while others may locate them all! Competitors move at their own pace and the fastest competitors don't necessarily win. Strategy and accuracy is greatly valued.
Checkpoints will be marked with specially designed markers called controls. At each control you will find a coded hole punch that will be used to mark the control card you will carry with you during the event. Each checkpoint will have a point value associated with it based upon its location and distance from the start/finish. Some checkpoints will be relatively easy to locate and reach while others will be quite challenging. On and off-trail travel will be required to reach the various checkpoints. The exact course details are kept secret until just prior to the race.
At the end of the race competitors will be ranked by the score they accumulated on their control card. Finish times will only be used as a tie breaker for equal scores within the categories.
General
1. Absolutely NO GPS devices may be used during this event. This includes GPS pace/speed monitors such as Garmin Forerunners, etc.
2. Participants must stay within the course boundaries at all times. Entry into out-of-bounds areas is grounds for disqualification.
3. This is not a closed course. Please be respectful to other forest users, racer volunteers, and fellow racers.
4. Unsportsmanlike conduct is grounds for immediate disqualification.
5. Outside assistance from non-participants is not allowed.
6. Racers may only use the maps provided for the event. Outside maps are strictly prohibited.
Timing and Scoring
1. The event will begin at precisely 1:00pm and end at exactly 5:00pm based upon the race clock.
2. The starting and finishing area will be a booth at the Rock City pavilion.
3. For a checkpoint to be scored, the participant/team must have reached the control marker and punched their control card in the appropriate box.
4. Punches in the incorrect box on the control card will not be scored.
5. Punches that are not discernable as accurate or complete will not be scored.
6. Checkpoints may only be scored once each. No duplicate punches.
7. If the control card is lost during the event, a replacement may be acquired at the start/finish booth but no score will be credited from the lost card.
8. Participants who have not checked-in at the finish booth by 5:00pm will lose 5-points off their score for each minute they are late. (i.e. finish 5:01 = -5 points, finish 5:02 = -10 points, etc.)
9. Two-person teams and groups must have all members present at the booth in order to be marked finished.
Mandatory Equipment
1. All participants are required to be self-supported during the entire event. Snacks and water are only available at the start/finish area.
2. Each participant or team must provide their own compass for the event.
3. Solo competitors must carry the following mandatory equipment at all times during the event:
- Whistle
- Full charged cellular phone secured in a waterproof bag (i.e. zip-loc)
- Emergency survival / space blanket
- Capacity to carry 20oz of water
4. Participants must dress appropriately for the event and the weather.
----
what is the map like ? like a USGS topo map scale 1:24000 ?
are the controls like standard orienteering controls, white and orange, of standard size ?
how many controls will be placed ? are they placed in nagivationally-challenging map features like reentrants/small spurs or on obvious features like hilltops/stream junctions ?
the flier mentions in parenthesis "including mtn bike" for Solo division. So, does this mean that there will be both foot and bike competitors ? are all controls reachable by mtn bike ?
---
The maps for this event are going to be custom made. The base map we will be using is a 1:24,000 scale map with a 20-foot contour interval. However, to make the map less cluttered and more user friendly we are planning to enlarge the map by a factor of around 3x. All controls will be pre-plotted so UTM skills are not necessary and with the enlarged maps the scale will obviously be changed. All other features on the maps will be standard including contour lines, roads, water features, trails, and other prominent locations including major man made objects. Also note that we are holding a navigation basics clinic on the Saturday prior to the event so if people are hesitant about being able to read the maps or "stay found" then they can learn the basics at that time.
The controls will be standard size markers with the white/orange/blue stripe with control punches. Some checkpoints may be manned. The total number of controls is planned for around 35-40. Placement of the controls will vary as will the point value of each location. Many will be at obvious "beginner friendly" locations such as trail/stream junctions, etc. but there will also be some that are very challenging to locate and will test the abilities of better navigators.
The mountain bike division is an option for solo racers who would rather roll than run/hike. Obviously all of the checkpoints will not be able to be ridden to, but many will. Others will be reasonably close to a trail so bikers may have to dismount and travel off-trail for a short distance on foot. I think in order to do well in this category the mountain bikers will still likely have to do at least some off-bike travel.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Orienteering at IUP Cooperative Park
First meet of the 2009 season by the Western Pennsylvania Orienteering Club. Park is the Cooperative Park by Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP)
White Course - 8 controls - 1.9 km
1. Trail, north end
2. Par Course Station, West side
3. Vegetation Boundary, North end
4. Gas Well
5. Root Stock
6. Trail Junction
7. Trail bend
8. Dry Ditch, top
180 meters to finish
Yellow Course - 9 controls - 3.5 km
1. Dry Ditch, top
2. Clearing, north edge
3. Powerline Pole
4. Clearing, North-West corner
5. Fence, East end
6. Seasonal Stream, middle
7. Rock Pile
8. Clearing, North-East edge
9. Trail, South end
120 meters to finish
Score Course - 17 controls - finish in 90 minutes or less or incurr a 10 point penalty for each late minute
1. Fence, East end
2. Root Stock
3. Root Stock
4. Special
5. Stream Intersection
6. Vegetation Boundary, South edge
7. Stream, middle
8. Root Stock, northern-most
9. Root Stock
10. Fence, south-east outer corner
11. Knoll, western-most
12. special
13. Stream Intersection
14. Vegetation Boundary, northern edge
15. Trail Bend
16. Root Stock
17. Root Stock, northern-most
Route choice to find them all is about 8.2 km long
The park has two active geocaches. In the Rough is located relatively close to the lodge
White Course - 8 controls - 1.9 km
1. Trail, north end
2. Par Course Station, West side
3. Vegetation Boundary, North end
4. Gas Well
5. Root Stock
6. Trail Junction
7. Trail bend
8. Dry Ditch, top
180 meters to finish
Yellow Course - 9 controls - 3.5 km
1. Dry Ditch, top
2. Clearing, north edge
3. Powerline Pole
4. Clearing, North-West corner
5. Fence, East end
6. Seasonal Stream, middle
7. Rock Pile
8. Clearing, North-East edge
9. Trail, South end
120 meters to finish
Score Course - 17 controls - finish in 90 minutes or less or incurr a 10 point penalty for each late minute
1. Fence, East end
2. Root Stock
3. Root Stock
4. Special
5. Stream Intersection
6. Vegetation Boundary, South edge
7. Stream, middle
8. Root Stock, northern-most
9. Root Stock
10. Fence, south-east outer corner
11. Knoll, western-most
12. special
13. Stream Intersection
14. Vegetation Boundary, northern edge
15. Trail Bend
16. Root Stock
17. Root Stock, northern-most
Route choice to find them all is about 8.2 km long
The park has two active geocaches. In the Rough is located relatively close to the lodge
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Lepregaine 6-hour orienteering "rogaine" adventure race in Salt Fork State Park, Cambridge, OH
Team Frog Stompers, found all controls but one, they left the easiest one out
... the third member of the team...
Organized by Central Ohio Adventure Racing (COAR), 3-hr and 6-hr foot orienteering in rogaine format in Salt Fork State Park, near Cambridge, OH. 20 controls were positioned in an extensive area of the park, each with points ranging from 30 (easy) to 70 (difficult), for a total of 1000 points. Also, an unspecified number of control points would have information on a "mystery" control where participants would find Leprecaun Gold, and participants would have to decide whether to improvvise a "detour" and try finding the gold coin before other participants, or stick to their route plan. A gold coin find was rewarded with a cash prize and 50 bonus points. At the end of race, it was disclosed that there were four "mystery" control points with gold coin, of which three were searched for and found. The fourth one was not attempted by anyone, probably with the assumption that it already had been found. About 97 participants showed up. Weather was great, no muddy trails. Great control locations. Map was a National Geographic copy, similar to USGS 1:24000. Solo participants were allowed to participate (most rogaines prohibit that for safety reasons). Winning team found 19 out of 20 controls for a total of 970 points, leaving the easiest one for last, and running out of time, left that out. Participants came from Columbus, Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, Marietta, Cincinnati, Weirton, Pittsburgh. Great event production, organization, control locations, good map in plastic protective sheet. Everyone had great fun. The only con is that pre-registered teams only got one map per team: apparently the organizer felt that to allow last-minute sign-ups should be able to get a map, but at the expense of those team members that pre-registered weeks in advance. This actually became a problem where a team member could not correct the navigational decisions of the team member holding the ONE map (so what was the advantage of being in a team, then ? might as well split the team into a bunch of individual solo competitors, and each would have gotten a map...)
Winning team route (bit of a guess on parts of it...) 37.5 km, with no mistakes, 970 points
Route of Rubber & Steeler, aka Robbers & Stealers 37.2 km with mistakes and gold coin detour, 860 points
photo album
rules
control descriptions
north west quadrant of the map
north east quadrant of the map
south west quadrant of the map
south east quadrant of the map
by comparing the 2008 and 2009 events, the 2008 was more navigational. In the 2009 event, only CP 19 seemed to present a navigational challenge, and the Gold Coin CP from CP 18, and the Gold Coin CP from CP 15.
In the 2008 map, CP 14 is difficult to find since there are several spurs that one could follow thinking it being the right spur, yet it may be on any of the parallel ones, and coming from the top flats on the west, it is difficult to judge which spur to follow. CP 3 seems difficult for the same reason. One could follow the reentrant on the east of where the control is.
2008 map
2008 map - north west corner
2008 map - north east corner
2008 map - south west corner
2008 map - south east corner
2008 map - southern side
A first-rate resort conference center, with dining facitilies, swimming pool, retail shopping, fireplace. In this rogaine there were no water drops, with the lodge being the only place in the park with drinking water available. We walked in to the second floor entrance, six waitresses saw us muddy and in a sorry state and listened as we said "we are doing an adventure race. Can we fill our water bottles", at which, instantly, they all pointed us to the water fountain. We sure made a scene.
Our first serious mistake. Instead of taking the second creek upstream, we took the first. Both of them had a pond (aerial view shows it, circled in yellow) but on the topo map only the second shows a pond. Should have believed the map was accurate in showing the road as paved.
Costly mistake in reaching the dirt road from the creek below, and going to the left, uphill, instead of to the right, downhill. Only when we intersected with the paved road we realized the mistake. Should have seen that the control was a creek bed and thus chosen to go downhill once on the dirt road.
Small mistake, but winning team that was following us was able to come ahead. We chose to attack from above, but had to loop around a reentrant. Faster would have been to go directly either from below near the marsh clearing or from the woodsy side.
Small mistake, but winning team that was following us was able to come ahead. We were following another competitor, and mentally lost focus and did not check the map. For some reason, believed the control was on the spur facing the lake, and not the reentrant. Should have cut off from the road well before the lake, and bushwacked through the small saddle area and into the reentrant from above.
Serious mistake but fortunately did not cost us much: mistaken the hill with the control and instead targeted the hill above the Stone House Museum. After reaching the hilltop and not finding the control, we realized from seeing the protuding peninsula on the north shore of the lake (yellow lines) that we were on the wrong hill. We eventually reached the correct hill from running on a nearby paved road.
Mystery checkpoint as indicated in the mini-map found at CP 18. Location was a spur. Best approach was to follow the flat road going north, then across the paved road, use the large flat ridge as attackpoint and reach the mini spur from above.
The gold coin in the mistery checkpoint as indicated from the mini-map found at CP 15 was never attempted to be found.
CP 3, hilltop
CP 6, Waterfall/Cave
CP 5, Reentrant near water
on the north shore of the park there is a known large cavern
... the third member of the team...
Organized by Central Ohio Adventure Racing (COAR), 3-hr and 6-hr foot orienteering in rogaine format in Salt Fork State Park, near Cambridge, OH. 20 controls were positioned in an extensive area of the park, each with points ranging from 30 (easy) to 70 (difficult), for a total of 1000 points. Also, an unspecified number of control points would have information on a "mystery" control where participants would find Leprecaun Gold, and participants would have to decide whether to improvvise a "detour" and try finding the gold coin before other participants, or stick to their route plan. A gold coin find was rewarded with a cash prize and 50 bonus points. At the end of race, it was disclosed that there were four "mystery" control points with gold coin, of which three were searched for and found. The fourth one was not attempted by anyone, probably with the assumption that it already had been found. About 97 participants showed up. Weather was great, no muddy trails. Great control locations. Map was a National Geographic copy, similar to USGS 1:24000. Solo participants were allowed to participate (most rogaines prohibit that for safety reasons). Winning team found 19 out of 20 controls for a total of 970 points, leaving the easiest one for last, and running out of time, left that out. Participants came from Columbus, Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, Marietta, Cincinnati, Weirton, Pittsburgh. Great event production, organization, control locations, good map in plastic protective sheet. Everyone had great fun. The only con is that pre-registered teams only got one map per team: apparently the organizer felt that to allow last-minute sign-ups should be able to get a map, but at the expense of those team members that pre-registered weeks in advance. This actually became a problem where a team member could not correct the navigational decisions of the team member holding the ONE map (so what was the advantage of being in a team, then ? might as well split the team into a bunch of individual solo competitors, and each would have gotten a map...)
Winning team route (bit of a guess on parts of it...) 37.5 km, with no mistakes, 970 points
Route of Rubber & Steeler, aka Robbers & Stealers 37.2 km with mistakes and gold coin detour, 860 points
photo album
rules
control descriptions
north west quadrant of the map
north east quadrant of the map
south west quadrant of the map
south east quadrant of the map
by comparing the 2008 and 2009 events, the 2008 was more navigational. In the 2009 event, only CP 19 seemed to present a navigational challenge, and the Gold Coin CP from CP 18, and the Gold Coin CP from CP 15.
In the 2008 map, CP 14 is difficult to find since there are several spurs that one could follow thinking it being the right spur, yet it may be on any of the parallel ones, and coming from the top flats on the west, it is difficult to judge which spur to follow. CP 3 seems difficult for the same reason. One could follow the reentrant on the east of where the control is.
2008 map
2008 map - north west corner
2008 map - north east corner
2008 map - south west corner
2008 map - south east corner
2008 map - southern side
A first-rate resort conference center, with dining facitilies, swimming pool, retail shopping, fireplace. In this rogaine there were no water drops, with the lodge being the only place in the park with drinking water available. We walked in to the second floor entrance, six waitresses saw us muddy and in a sorry state and listened as we said "we are doing an adventure race. Can we fill our water bottles", at which, instantly, they all pointed us to the water fountain. We sure made a scene.
Our first serious mistake. Instead of taking the second creek upstream, we took the first. Both of them had a pond (aerial view shows it, circled in yellow) but on the topo map only the second shows a pond. Should have believed the map was accurate in showing the road as paved.
Costly mistake in reaching the dirt road from the creek below, and going to the left, uphill, instead of to the right, downhill. Only when we intersected with the paved road we realized the mistake. Should have seen that the control was a creek bed and thus chosen to go downhill once on the dirt road.
Small mistake, but winning team that was following us was able to come ahead. We chose to attack from above, but had to loop around a reentrant. Faster would have been to go directly either from below near the marsh clearing or from the woodsy side.
Small mistake, but winning team that was following us was able to come ahead. We were following another competitor, and mentally lost focus and did not check the map. For some reason, believed the control was on the spur facing the lake, and not the reentrant. Should have cut off from the road well before the lake, and bushwacked through the small saddle area and into the reentrant from above.
Serious mistake but fortunately did not cost us much: mistaken the hill with the control and instead targeted the hill above the Stone House Museum. After reaching the hilltop and not finding the control, we realized from seeing the protuding peninsula on the north shore of the lake (yellow lines) that we were on the wrong hill. We eventually reached the correct hill from running on a nearby paved road.
Mystery checkpoint as indicated in the mini-map found at CP 18. Location was a spur. Best approach was to follow the flat road going north, then across the paved road, use the large flat ridge as attackpoint and reach the mini spur from above.
The gold coin in the mistery checkpoint as indicated from the mini-map found at CP 15 was never attempted to be found.
CP 3, hilltop
CP 6, Waterfall/Cave
CP 5, Reentrant near water
on the north shore of the park there is a known large cavern
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