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The following is an Article submitted to the Los Alamos Monitor:

A New Season of Orienteering Begins

The New Mexico Orienteers will begin their fourth season of events on Saturday,
March 25th, with an Orienteering Meet at Doc Long Picnic Area on Sandia Crest
Road, Northeast of Albuquerque (see website for map). The meet will include
Beginner to Advanced courses starting at 10am to 2pm and closing at 3pm.
“We’re excited to be able to compete on our recently completed map of this
area,“ said Greg Kendall Vice President of the Club. “It’s great terrain for
orienteering with lots of tree filled hills, valleys and creeks to explore. Up
until the end of last year we were limited to our maps for the Rendija Canyon
area of Los Alamos. We’re excited about the opportunity to expand with new maps
in new areas of the state. We get quite a few people driving to our Los Alamos
meets from Albuquerque, and as far away as Texas and Colorado. Plus those of us
in Los Alamos are getting new exciting terrain to explore.”

On Saturday April 8th NMO will be offering a Night Orienteering event on a
recently mapped area in Bayo Canyon. Registration will begin at 7:30 pm at the
Opsahl house (141 Chamisa St. on Barranca Mesa in Los Alamos). The first start
will be at 8:00 pm and continue until 9:00 pm. Course closes at 10:30 pm. Two
courses will be offered: Short and Long. This is a great opportunity to test
your navigation skills after dark. To compete in the Night O’ competitors will
need a compass, a hand held flashlight and/or a headlamp (no bright lanterns
please). Control markers will have reflective tape on them to facilitate
finding them in the dark. “We did our first Night O’ last October and it was a
great success,” said Greg.

Fees: Adult $8, Juniors (9-18 yrs old) $5, Additional adult on a team $5
(Members save $2 on above fees). Addition junior on a team $2. Kids 8 and under
free. Compasses can be rented for $1 each. Everyone is invited. For more
information call 505-661-8209 (or see www.NMorienteers.org).

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