Discussion: Pre-registration is open & notes
in: QOC Oregon Ridge - Susquehanna Stumble (Oct 6, 2013 - Cockeysville, MD, US)
Sep 29, 2013 9:38 PM
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Pre-registration here: https://orienteeringusa.org/eventregister/
Event page here: http://qocweb.org/events/2013/10/6/oregon-ridge
The walk to the start will take place at 10:40am. Please be ready to walk to the start then (registered, dressed, cleared and checked). There will be no start punch for the long stumble or for the short stumble. You will be on the clock at 11am ready or not. Brown will have the option of that same mass start, or alternatively a start punch during the start window along with white, yellow and orange.
The courses should prove both fast and fun. All courses have sub 4% climbs and most of the stumble course lengths are wide open and clear mature woods. Beyond the boxes (see below) there is nothing unusual to report regarding the course specifications; however the participants will see considerable variety in control legs: vegetation types, lengths, climbs, twists and turns.
The long stumble will have three boxes where the controls inside may be taken in any order. However each box itself acts as a control and must be taken in order with the other controls outside of that box. The short stumble has two boxes, and the brown has one.
The map is about five years old, is in remarkably good shape and will present us with a pleasant day in the woods. Unlike many maps on which we have orienteered recently, the terrain is mostly wide open with only a very light scatter of foot wrenching debris and rocks. What debris that does exist is visible, and the terrain is very fast. Vegetation scourges such as stiltgrass and ferns have arrived but are not the rule and exist only in very small quantities.
The main changes are related to aging. Deadfall related features on the map have often fallen below mappable status or have disappeared in the terrain. Similar features in the terrain that are bright are not on the map. This includes items that would appear in green as well as in yellow on the map. Fortunately, these are sparse and should not confuse anyone. Another change is the variance of mowing patterns (open vs. rough open). They are roughly similar but are not so precise.
Because leaves will be on, most of the medium green on the map will be much more difficult to traverse than in winter and should be respected. This is where most of what little greenbrier that is in the terrain exists and may not be particularly visible. Although the green areas on the map represent a very small minority of the map, all courses will encounter them. The green will be useful as a navigating feature in addition to being used to complicate route choice decisions. The mapped individual hollies are effectively invisible in the terrain and will not be very useful.
There are areas of the map that are marked out of bounds. Unless you are engaged in a really big mistake, these will not be an issue. Very little is posted, but they are mostly quite obvious in the terrain. Nevertheless, please respect them.
Event page here: http://qocweb.org/events/2013/10/6/oregon-ridge
The walk to the start will take place at 10:40am. Please be ready to walk to the start then (registered, dressed, cleared and checked). There will be no start punch for the long stumble or for the short stumble. You will be on the clock at 11am ready or not. Brown will have the option of that same mass start, or alternatively a start punch during the start window along with white, yellow and orange.
The courses should prove both fast and fun. All courses have sub 4% climbs and most of the stumble course lengths are wide open and clear mature woods. Beyond the boxes (see below) there is nothing unusual to report regarding the course specifications; however the participants will see considerable variety in control legs: vegetation types, lengths, climbs, twists and turns.
The long stumble will have three boxes where the controls inside may be taken in any order. However each box itself acts as a control and must be taken in order with the other controls outside of that box. The short stumble has two boxes, and the brown has one.
The map is about five years old, is in remarkably good shape and will present us with a pleasant day in the woods. Unlike many maps on which we have orienteered recently, the terrain is mostly wide open with only a very light scatter of foot wrenching debris and rocks. What debris that does exist is visible, and the terrain is very fast. Vegetation scourges such as stiltgrass and ferns have arrived but are not the rule and exist only in very small quantities.
The main changes are related to aging. Deadfall related features on the map have often fallen below mappable status or have disappeared in the terrain. Similar features in the terrain that are bright are not on the map. This includes items that would appear in green as well as in yellow on the map. Fortunately, these are sparse and should not confuse anyone. Another change is the variance of mowing patterns (open vs. rough open). They are roughly similar but are not so precise.
Because leaves will be on, most of the medium green on the map will be much more difficult to traverse than in winter and should be respected. This is where most of what little greenbrier that is in the terrain exists and may not be particularly visible. Although the green areas on the map represent a very small minority of the map, all courses will encounter them. The green will be useful as a navigating feature in addition to being used to complicate route choice decisions. The mapped individual hollies are effectively invisible in the terrain and will not be very useful.
There are areas of the map that are marked out of bounds. Unless you are engaged in a really big mistake, these will not be an issue. Very little is posted, but they are mostly quite obvious in the terrain. Nevertheless, please respect them.
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