I know you are just loving the cooler, drier weather these days. I bet you are saying, ‘Why can’t we have this weather in the summertime?’
You can have this weather during the summer, but you’ll want to travel to Canada to experience it.
‘Why would I want to go to Canada?’ you ask.
Not only is the weather a darn sight more pleasant, but they are holding a 10-day orienteering festival followed by an important series of technical workshops to help improve one’s skills as an orienteering event official, coach, and/or mapper. That’s all the fun and rewarding tasks in our sport.
The festival of orienteering events will include the Canadian and North American Orienteering Championships on consecutive weekends, with a flurry of special orienteering activities and tours in between.
Have you ever seen Niagara Falls? It’s on the way.
Toronto’s CN Tower? It’s there.
Ever wanted to do sprint orienteering inside a former federal penitentiary? It’s on the program.
Here’s something we have never done in Florida – orienteering across a downhill ski area. Now’s the chance to cross that one off your bucket list.
But seriously, I’d like to see you ‘come on up’ so you can gather some additional orienteering skill sets and discover how interesting it is to make our maps, organize our competitions, and help coach our young orienteers.
First step: Take a survey to determine what might interest you by clicking here.
Next step: Start planning your trip.
And here’s a secret not yet announced: For those competing in the North American Championships, Suncoast Orienteering has a pot of money to help with the entry fees for those competing for Suncoast Orienteering.
Gord Hunter