Thanks to “Z” (Zdenek Palechek) for putting on this Summer (okay Spring) Sprint in Queeny Park. Participants searched for 12 CP’s placed in Z’s favorite locations. The weather was great, and good exploration was had by all.
There were horses and there were Redbuds blooming. Initial results below. We’ll clean up and re-post soon. Thanks for attending!
Join the St. Louis Orienteering Club’s “flashlight” meet at Kirkwood Park. Designed for all ages, meet at the Lion’s Amphitheater and see how many check points you can find using your map and compass. Registration begins at 7:00 p.m. and the 45 minute meet starts at 8:00 pm with a mass start. There is a teaching session prior to the meet and awards following. Bring a headlamp or flashlight and a good sense of adventure!
Note: This event is park of the Kirkwood Greentree Festival. Yep, it’s on the official schedule. So, the park will be busy. The amphitheater is in the center of the park off Amphitheater Drive (appropriately named).
https://www.kirkwoodmo.org/recreation/greentree-festival
Meet Director: TBD
Weeknight Series – #8
When: Tuesday, August 4, 6-8 pm
Where: TBD
Meet Director: TBD
Meet Info: This one is one of the summer weeknight “sprint” series. You don’t have to actually sprint – walking is fine too! We just call it that because it’s shorter and open (like a urban park, school campus, etc.) Tuesday evenings. *More information to be posted*
Weeknight Series – #7
When: Tuesday, July 21, 6-8 pm
Where: TBD
Meet Director: TBD
Meet Info: This one is one of the summer weeknight “sprint” series. You don’t have to actually sprint – walking is fine too! We just call it that because it’s shorter and open (like a urban park, school campus, etc.) Tuesday evenings. *More information to be posted*
Weeknight Series – #6
When: Tuesday, July 7, 6-8 pm
Where: TBD
Meet Director: TBD
Meet Info: This one is one of the summer weeknight “sprint” series. You don’t have to actually sprint – walking is fine too! We just call it that because it’s shorter and open (like a urban park, school campus, etc.) Tuesday evenings. *More information to be posted*
Weeknight Series – #5
When: Tuesday, June 23, 6-8 pm
Where: TBD
Meet Director: TBD
Meet Info: This one is one of the summer weeknight “sprint” series. You don’t have to actually sprint – walking is fine too! We just call it that because it’s shorter and open (like a urban park, school campus, etc.) Tuesday evenings. *More information to be posted*
Weeknight Series – #4. Z wanted to bring us back to Queeny to follow up on the early season event.
When: Tuesday, June 9, 6-8 pm
Where: Queeny Park
Meet Director: Zdeneck
Meet Info: This one is one of the summer weeknight “sprint” series. You don’t have to actually sprint – walking is fine too! We just call it that because it’s shorter and open (like a urban park, school campus, etc.) Tuesday evenings. *More information to be posted*
Weeknight Series – #3
When: Tuesday, May 19, 6-8 pm
Where: TBD
Meet Director: TBD
Meet Info: This one is one of the summer weeknight “sprint” series. You don’t have to actually sprint – walking is fine too! We just call it that because it’s shorter and open (like a urban park, school campus, etc.) Tuesday evenings. *More information to be posted*
Weeknight Series – Opener (REGISTRATION)
When: Thursday, April 2, 5-8 pm
Where: Queeny County Park. Smith Shelter (Weidman Road Entrance)
Meet Director: Zdenek Palecek
Meet Info: A special opening event for the summer weeknight series. Yes, this one is on Thursday evening (the rest of the summer events should be on Tuesday evenings).
Meet director, Zdenek (or you can call him “Z”), has a little treat setup for us to enjoy at Queeny. It’s a short 10 checkpoint course, visiting all of his favorite locations in the park. If you know Queeny, there are woods, fields, ponds, and plenty of trails and manmade things to keep your navigation on track. This will be “rogaine” style, which means you can visit the checkpoints in any order, and you only have to get as many as you feel like.
He’ll be there before 5:00 for any early birds. Show up and start whenever you want. Yes, there might be a few showers or storms around, but we have a shelter to stay dry before and after. Come out and play!