Rillito River & George Mehl Park Score-O -- Aug 21
Location: George Mehl Park is at 4000 E River, just east of the Jewish Community Center. Directions: From the traffic light at the Alvernon-River intersection go east on River about 1/3 mile to the park entrance. See map. Parking: As soon as you enter George Mehl Park, park in the first large paved parking lot on your right. We will meet at the picnic tables just south of the parking lot. See map. Map: The map will be a USGS orthophoto (similar to an aerial photograph). It will show all the paths, trees, and structures in George Mehl Park and the adjacent Rillito River Park. Course: You can visit any or all of the approximately 30 checkpoints as long as you are back within 1 hour. Total distance to get all checkpoints will be 5 km. Almost all checkpoints will be inside the two parks, except for a couple at the fringe of the adjacent neighborhood. Clues: Instead of markers and punches, at each checkpoint your clue sheet will ask a question. All you need to do is provide the correct answer based on the clue. There will be no riddles or trick questions, the correct answer will be obvious if you are at the checkpoint. Jesse Owens Park Results -- 7/17/21
Jeff Brucker has added another Street-O venue to our map collection. He used control locations both in the park and the surrounding neighborhood for multiple choice questions. Of the 21 people who attended, we had two runners (Alan Craig cleared the course in 45 minutes), many strollers, some old faces (we were very happy to see that board member from the 1990's) and some newcomers. We were all out of the park by 9 am. New board position holders and apprentice course setters may have been recruited. A strong contingent from the Southern Arizona Hiking Club came back alive. We hope all of you come back again! Read About Tucson O Club in Desert Leaf MagazineRead about the Tucson Orienteering Club and the sport of orienteering in the July/August 2021 edition of Desert Leaf in their article "Orienteering: Competitive Hiking." Next GPHXO Orienteering Event -- Jul 24The Greater Phoenix O Club's next orienteering event will be a 5-Hour Adventure Race, 3-Hour Bike-O, and 2-Hour Score-O near Flagstaff, AZ on July 24, 2021. For details about these events and more information about GPHXO events, go to their website. Orienteering with the Tucson Orienteering ClubCarol Smythe made this video of her adventures on the yellow course during the Southwest Spring Week 2019 at Ironwood Picnic Area in the Tucson Mountains desert:
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 Orienteering:A fun, challenging outdoor navigation activity using map and compass, along trails, cross-country, or a combination of both. Events are held in the wild, in city parks, anywhere outdoors. Each event has several levels of difficulty: from a fun family walk, to a challenging cross-country hike, to a competitive running sport. Latest ResultsFeatured Clue Symbol To see all the orienteering control symbols and read more about them, go to the IOF Control Descriptions page. |
Did You Know ...
... that the Tucson Orienteering Club was founded by John Maier in early 1984?