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November 2008
Camping and Orienteering Weekend |
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Dates |
November 1-2, 2008
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Destination |
French Creek
State Park, PA |
Activities
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Orienteering and Frisbee Golf are the
primary activities. Plus get to meet the Pack 166 Webelos II scouts
and their parents who are invited to participate.
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On Saturday everyone will get a chance to
try out the permanent orienteering course around Hopewell lake. Map
reading skills are a must but you may not need your compass for this
warm-up course. |
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Saturday's 18 hole
Disc golf tournament will also be fun for all. |
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On Sunday
you get to compete in the
Delaware Valley Orienteering Association's French Creek East event.
There will be seven different courses with varying lengths and levels of
difficulty. The easiest (white) course requires minimal compass
skills and it will meet the first class orienteering requirement.
Other courses offer more of a challenge for older scouts and adults.
Webelos will compete on the white course with their parent. They may
also go in larger groups. |
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Orienteering
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Orienteering is
a sport involving a map and a compass. The map is a very detailed map
of a section of woods or parkland. Streams, trails, hills, depressions,
rocks, etc. are all mapped in great detail and very accurately located.
There are several control points marked on the map. The goal of
orienteering is to complete a course in point-to-point order. You choose the
route. You might follow a road, or you may go cross country.
Starts are staggered and the person successfully completing the course in
the least amount of time is the winner. The fastest runner will often
not be the winner. Someone who can use their map and compass skills to
choose the best route and quickly find the control points has a big
advantage in this sport. |
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Accommodations |
Tent camping in
troop Assault tents. We will stay at group site 10. A latrine is
at the site and water is nearby. |
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What to Bring |
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Spring/Fall Tent
Camping equipment list |
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Be sure to bring a compass and a whistle.
Also bring a Frisbee if you have one. |
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You can
wear sneakers or hiking shoes on the course. Be sure to bring water. |
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Permission Slip |
Click
here
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More Information |
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Delaware Valley
Orienteering Association - home page for this very active club. |
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What
is Orienteering - A good primer. |
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New
Orienteer's FAQ - More general information plus information on DVOA
events. |
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Learn
Orienteering - Information on Maps, Compasses and Orienteering. |
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Selecting the Course - Some helpful information from the Chicago Area
Orienteering Club. Webelos will do the white course. Most
scouts can do the white or yellow. Older scouts may want to
try the orange course. The orange course is longer with more
elevation. It has less controls, but they are more difficult. |
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| Course |
Dist |
Climb |
Ctrls |
| White |
3.2k |
75m |
11 |
| Yellow |
3.9k |
120m |
10 |
| Orange |
5.6k |
170m |
9 |
| Brown |
4.1k |
175m |
7 |
| Green |
5.0k |
125m |
9 |
| Red |
7.6k |
190m |
10 |
| Blue |
10.2k |
260m |
12 |
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