Orienteering combines map and compass reading with exercise. Competitors (“orienteers”) race against a clock to reach checkpoints in outdoor settings that can range from city parks to remote ...

I’ll have to find my way there by map. I’m one of about 100 local adventure seekers who have gathered at the Encino park on a cloudy mid-April morning to take part in orienteering, a ...

With a map tucked under his arm and a compass held out at waist level, Scott Smith of East Rowan High School twists the compass dial until the hollow, arrow-shaped Orienteering combines fitness ...

With a compass, you can navigate a map, shoot bearings to find your location, and even participate in fun activities like geocaching, an orienteering-based scavenger hunt. Navigating with a ...

Frisco – Missing for four days in a rugged section of the Roosevelt National Forest, Terry and Marion Jones emerged unharmed at the Big South Trailhead to the applause of family and friends last ...

Orienteering requires map, compass and clues. Patti Singer @PattiSingerRoc. Normally, my walks in the woods are rather mindless rambles along whichever path I or my companions pick.

Well, that’s when a learning opportunity like the Map and Compass Navigation Skills Class comes in handy. Sponsored by the Central Virginia Orienteering Club, the seminar will teach novice ...

MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. — Orienteering is a sport that requires navigations skills using only a map and compass to go from point to another, competitors will go at full speed on unfamiliar terrain ...