Author Archives: Jeff Ryan

2020-08-02 Creve Coeur Park Sprint

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Let’s Orienteer!

Instead of having a traditional meet we are offering a do it yourself kind of meet. This event will be self timed, individual course. Starting Thursday July 30 til Sunday Aug 2, 2 courses will be temporarily set at Creve Coeur Park. The maps are posted below.

There are two courses available. A 5k “sprint” course and a 3k family course. Some of the checkpoints are the same. Once you download the map, print it and then head to the park.

The Start and finish will be at the north end of the parking lot just west of Mallard Lake(that’s the southern lake). It’s the same parking lot as the Lakehouse Bar and Grill

After you do the course, send us an email with your results and will keep em posted.

Below is one of the checkpoints you’ll be looking for. These temporary checkpoints are Orange and in a ziplock bag and stand 2’ high on the ground. Good Luck

2.8 K Family Course
Sprint 4.8 Km

2020-05-30 Don Robinson do it yourself Orienteering meet

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Check back for details about an all day do it yourself Orienteering meet at Don Robinson State Park just south of Eureka.

We will probably set up two courses and leave them out all day. The maps would be purchased from our products page so that you can print the map out at home and do the course whenever you want!

2020-04-28 Des Peres Family-O Fun

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Enjoy the fun of orienteering with family or friends at a time of your choosing. My kids helped me set up a word find orienteering course in Des Peres Park. Find all the words in order to reveal the secret message! Print the map off below or take a snapshot of it on your phone. Don’t forget your compass! Start and end in the parking lot.

Email the complete sentence to me with your time and I will post your results on our webpage if you would like. My email is jb.balancedbody@gmail.com. Feel free to share pictures on our Facebook page but don’t give away the locations :). If you know you are in the right location but don’t see it, someone might have taken our baggy. Just go on to the next one and see if you can still figure out the message!

The course will be picked up on 5-15-20.

Have fun!

Director: Josh Borgmeyer

There are 11 Code Words in zip lock bags placed throughout the park. Bonus points if you spy the goslings, but don’t get too close to their mother!

2020-04-10 Rockwoods Range Permanent Course Challenge

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Lets have some orienteering fun at Rockwoods Range. In lieu of a formal meet we are setting a challenge that starts today and ends 4/10. Complete this course anytime and post to results to either facebook or email jeffro1978@charter.net. Then we will post the results on our website. After this challenge will be another challenge in the same park using different controls.

4-5-20 Update: Roundhouse parking lot is now closed. If you want to do the course in it’s original format, you will have to park in one of the two parking lots off of Fox Creek Rd. to the West of the Range and navigate to the starting point. Have fun!

If you don’t have a map of Rockwoods Range, go to our products page and purchase one for $5.

This current challenge is going to be 7K long. Start and Finish will be at the western gate next to the gravel parking lot 300 meters south of hencken and allenton rd.

The Control/checkpoint order is 6, 27, 31, 9, 28, 13, 29, 16, 15, then Finish.

Course notes: there is a new gravel trail that looks more like the pic below. If you adjust your map to look like below it will help approach 31

Sorry to those who’ve done the course already. Maps need continuous updating.

Complete this course from our map and send us your results! Good luck!

2020-03-28 Beaumont Scout O(POSTPONED)

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This event is postponed. Please check back for a later date, maybe even in the fall.

The Boy Scouts are holding their annual Scout O. They have opened the beautiful park to the public for this event.

There will be a 60 minute Score-O and a beginner hike/run course available. $20 per person for adults. This is a free event for SLOC members.

Registration starts at 8:30 am

2020-02-29 Tame the Dragon 8hr Rogaine

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Wow, what a gorgeous day to play in the woods. What started off with below freezing temps turned out to be in the mid 50s by the end. The woods were perfect, open, hilly, and filled with lots of armadillos!

Congrats to Eric and John for the overall win! And congrats to everyone for making it back to HQ! Seems simple, but towards the end of 8 hours it becomes a lot more challenging!

A HUGE thank you to Gary for such an awesome course that ended up not being clearable. There were lots of route choices and chances to make mistakes.

Here is a link for photos https://gojim.smugmug.com/Sports/Tame-the-Dragon-2020/

Here is a link for the strava flyby

2020-02-08 Winter O

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Rockwoods Range and Scott Shaw are a tough combination. Which everyone was excited about. With a chilly mass start, everyone was sent off on a “dogbone” course with a 3 hour limit. Everyone headed in multiple directions but everyone found a hill or two to climb! Thanks to Scott for designing, setting, and running the meet. And thanks to all who helped during the morning and picking up controls.

2020-08 Summer Sprint Series And Family Fun Courses

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We will be starting the Summer Sprint Series in August. Look for a shorter self service event Thursday thru Sunday each week. For more info about each individual meet click on the event. We will post info as we iron out details for parks, meet directors, and courses.

Thanks for your interest and patience as we figure out how to keep everyone Orienteering!