It is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points.[1] Originally a training exercise in land navigation for military officers, orienteering has developed many variations. Among these, the oldest and the most popular is foot orienteering. For the purposes of this article, foot orienteering serves as a point of departure for discussion of all other variations, but basically any sport that involves racing against a clock and requires navigation using a map is a type of orienteering.
FOSTER's
This was our first time reading this sort of map. With Mom and 4 kids ages 9, 7, 5 and 5, it was hard to figure out. We got lost 3 times and started from the beginning twice! LOL! But it was beautiful and we saw so many birds, chipmunks, squirrels and beautiful wild flowers. We finished in 1 hour and 4 minutes, but we missed 3 of the check points! LOL! IT was definately an adventure! Let's do it again next month!
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