Author Archives: Mark Geldmeier

2027-03-2? Babler Night-O

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Date: Late March

Time: TBD

Location: Babler State Park

Meet Director: Eric Buckley

Yep, we’re doing a night-O at Babler. Probably something the next morning also. There’ll be camping.

2027-02-27 Tame the Dragon 8-hour

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Date: Saturday, February 27

Location: TBD

Meet Director: Gary Thompson

Gary is getting ready for the 2027 edition of the Tame the Dragon 8-hour Rogaine (where you have 8 hours to find as many CPs as you can). It’s a can’t miss event!

2027-01-1? Cold Nose-O

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Date: mid-January

Time: TBD

Location: Not Babler!

Meet Director: Yvonne Deyo

Sometimes tradition is good and sometimes you give it a rest. Yvonne will be hosting the Cold Nose-O at a different location this year. Check back for details!

2026-12-1? Holiday-O

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Date: mid-December

Time: TBD

Location: TBD

Meet Director: TBD

*** Event pending. We have some ideas but still working out the details. Check back! ***

2026-11-28 Turkey-O

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Date: Saturday, November 28

Time: TBD

Location: TBD

Meet Director: TBD

It’s Thanksgiving Week…come out and burn some calories!

2026-11-07 Halloween-O at Cliff Cave

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Date: Saturday, November 7 (might be changed to Sunday)

Time: TBD

Location: Cliff Cave County Park

Meet Director: Jeff & Carrie Sona

Jeff & Carrie are excited to host another event at Cliff Cave. Looks for more details as it gets closer.

2026-08-04 Broemmelsiek Summer Sprint Results

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Jack and Betty Broemmelsiek operated their family farm in this part of St. Charles County for decades. In 2002, they worked with St. Charles County to turn their beloved property into parkland to preserve the rural character of the area. Many park features today point to the Broemmelsiek’s enduring legacy of conservation and education. Thank you, Broemmelsiek’s! ❤️

For this SLOC event, it was a typical steamy summer afternoon. It wasn’t the hottest we’ve had, but certainly not the coolest either. Two courses were offered, a 2.1k beginner course with 10 control points and a 2.9k “sprint” course with 9 control points. Some folks did both courses! Controls 3 to 4 on the sprint course offered the classic Broemmelsiek route choice: take the longer winding trail or the much shorter (but massively overgrown) route through an old field. It seemed like popular opinion went with the trail route as being the fastest (plus fewer ticks!).

Thanks to everyone who came out to enjoy orienteering in St. Charles County. Special thanks to John Vogel for picking up all the controls. 😊St. Charles County.

Results and Livelox link below (watch competitor “MGe” running an extra half mile on the way to #3!)

https://www.livelox.com/Events/Show/198134/Broemmelsiek-Sprint-2026