| Rochester Orienteering ClubSee you in the woods! |
News2022-02-03On Saturday, February 12 the Rochester Orienteering Club is offering two beginner clinics at 12PM and 2PM. Interested participants can register by going to the CNC NordicFest website https://rmsc.org/cumming-nature-center/nature-center-programs-and-events/item/250-nordic-fest The club will also offer three courses for members and the general public. There is no fee from ROC, but CNC charges $5 for a trail pass. Beginner - 2K, 8 controls, 35m climb Intermediate - 4K, 11 controls, 50m climb Advanced - 6K, 11 controls, 110m climb The courses will be marked with regular orange and white control markers. They will not have any punches or Sportident boxes. Participants will record their own start and finish times. The event will also be listed as a Sol-O and can be accessed on the Usynligo phone app. Go to https://usynligo.no/allracesmap to learn more about this fun app. The courses will remain in place until the end of March.
Registration for the courses can be accessed from the Rochester Orienteering Club website https://roc.us.orienteering.org/ or maps will be available at CNC. Rick & Linda 2021-10-21Save the date Saturday, November 6 starting at 6:30 PM at Mendon Ponds Park at Stewart Lodge and Saturday, November 13 at Powder Mills Park - Night-O events. Yes it will be dark. You thought that orienteering in the daylight was fun and challenging, but now add in fact that there is no sunlight and maybe not much moon light either. The controls will have reflectors along with the flags and SI box. So, grab your headlamp (back-up flashlight is highly recommended), a watch, compass and proper footwear and come orienteering. The degree of mud on some of the trails will depend on the amount of rain we get between now and then. There could be road crossing, use caution there will not be crossing guards. More Details will follow. Check back for more details. We will need volunteers for the events. 2021-08-03Latest newsletter added to website 2021-07-14On Saturday, July 24th the club will be hosting a 45 minute Score O at Highland Park along with a beginners' clinic. The clinic will be from 9-9:45 and will consist of a short introduction to orienteering and a map hike to a couple of controls. 2021-06-07Rochester Map Adventure results. 2021-05-20Rochester Map Adventure is coming up soon! Saturday, June 5. Pre-registration is required. Click the link to the left, under Upcoming Events, to register. 2021-04-28Linda has made a UsynligO event at Durand Eastman, she writes: a fun event using only root stocks for control sites (no flags or streamers). Some are mapped as brown x's, some with a line showing the direction of the fallen tree. No time limit but do pack some snacks if you plan to find them all. You should also bring something to mark off on your map which ones you've found. Start at the N end of Log Cabin Road. Let me know on facebook if you find any that aren't on the map. Download the map from UsynligO or here. Have fun! 2021-04-14Latest newsletter added to website 2021-1-27There are currently beginner ski and snowshoe courses (with regular flags) at Cumming Nature Center. Maps are available at the front desk at CNC or through UsynligO. These courses will be available all winter. Intermediate and advanced courses will be available for a few weeks around NordicFest in mid-to-late February. Last year's ski-o courses at Harriet Hollister are available in UsynligO only (no flags or markers in the woods) for training purposes. About UsynligO: UsynligO is a cell phone app that lets you orienteer without flags - it plays a sound when you arrive at a control location and can also provide hints for finding the right location. You do need cell service (or wifi) to download a course so it is a good idea to do this at home before traveling to the venue, but only the GPS is needed to run a course. Bristol Orienteering Klub has a helpful guide for how to get and use UsynligO: https://www.bristolorienteering.org.uk/virtual-orienteering-courses To browse courses or print maps from your computer, go to https://usynligo.no/filter?category=ROC%20ski-o 2020-11-25Latest newsletter added to website 2020-09-26Fall orienteeringFirst, the Rochester Map Adventure has been extended to October 15th. You still have a chance to do some urban orienteering and learn more about our fair city. September 19 -- September 28: Letchworth East - Solo Series September 26 -- October 11: Genesee County Park - Solo Series September 27 -- October 18: Alasa Farms - Solo Series Post your results to Attackpoint. Questions? You can reach us at contact@roc.us.orienteering.org. 2020-09-07Greetings orienteers!Fall brings us the perfect orienteering weather with the beauty of the changing season. ROC has lots of great orienteering opportunities for you. First, the Rochester Map Adventure has been extended to October 15th. You still have a chance to do some urban orienteering and learn more about our fair city. Now through September 13th: The Durand Eastman Park - Solo Series course is open. Choose one of three courses or do them all. Print your map and head out now. September 19 -- September 28: Letchworth East - Solo Series September 26: Free Beginner Clinic (two sessions) at Genesee County Park, 10am and 11am. September 26 -- October 11th. Genesee County Park - Solo Series courses (Intermediate and Advanced). Maps will be available closer to the event date. And stay tuned for more information about an upcoming event at Alasa Farms. Updates to come. Questions? You can reach us at contact@roc.us.orienteering.org. ---------- Remember the “ROC olden days” when you would complete your O course and come back to a table full of Mary Kolva's goodies? She lovingly baked all week for us. Before moving out of the area Mary made one handwritten book of all her recipes. The question was how to best share those recipes with the rest of the club? Mary’s daughter Judy recently answered the question by making a professional copy of Mary’s original book as a gift to her mom. This book is available to our club members by following this [link]. We hope you enjoy having the chance to bake these recipes in your own kitchen! |