Submitted by john6481 on April 17, 2006 - 1:23pm.

Spring is here and that also means the start of the orienteering season.  Orienteering is the skill of finding your way through a series of checkpoints on an unfamiliar course using a map and a compass. Typically a course is set in a wilderness area and the participants are timed as they complete it.

Orienteering challenges both mind and body. The key to orienteering is more the ability to make wise decisions rather than the ability to run like a deer. Hence the name "The Thinking Sport". Out in the woods, you must make decisions and calculations; reading the map, recognizing the terrain, choosing routes, setting the compass, and sometimes counting paces. This mental challenge makes orienteering consistently stimulating.

This event is put on by the Minnesota Orienting Club and will be held at Afton STate Park.  

Note: There is an entrance fee for vehicles entering the park.

Directions: Afton State Park is located on the St. Croix river (Minnesota side) between the cities of Afton and Hastings. From 94, exit Manning Ave. Take Manning South about 7 miles to 70th St. Take 70th to the East and you will enter the park.

For more information, feel free to contact Bo Johnston or any other Spirit in Action Member.

• Location: Aftom State Park
• Start: 29 Apr 2006 - 12:00pm
• Stop: 29 Apr 2006 - 2:00pm

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