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Topic created by o-maps on Tue Feb 14, 2012 at 12:06 pmHi all,Mike Bertram has been working diligently on this new map and on setting courses at this great venue. Hope to see many of you as we discover this new location.We'll need a fair number of volunteers as we'll use a remote start and the parking situation will be fairly tight, so we'll need someone to manage that as well. Almost all volunteer jobs require NO experience. So why don't you make my life as meet director a little bit easier and go to http://www.dvoa.org/events/vols/vol.php?sked_id=811 and sign up for your favorite shift
You can find more info about the preserve at http://www.natlands.org/preserves-to-visit/list-of-preserves/crows-nest-preserve/Thanks! -
Reply by mbertram on Tue Feb 14, 2012 at 3:04 pm
Preliminary Map Maker’s & Course Setter’s Notes
Welcome to the Crow’s Nest Preserve and the French Creek South orienteering map. The map covers Natural Land Trust’s Crow’s Nest Preserve and portions of State Gamelands #43.
The landscape of the map is varied including parts of the floodplain of French Creek and its tributaries, agricultural fields, and sections of woodland at various stages of maturity. The area at the south end of the map has an exposure of diabase rock, a type of granite. This leads to rocky areas, cliffs, and some huge boulders. There is evidence of small-scale quarrying in places. The advanced courses will have the opportunity of playing in the rocks.
In places the runnability in the woods is lower than show on the map due to downed branches from the October snowstorm. The ground is generally wetter than shown on the map.
Roads: all the courses, except White, cross roads. Take care when crossing as the line of sight is poor in places.
Ticks: there are areas with high concentrations of ticks. Check for ticks after orienteering, or even better, get a friend to check you over.
