Delaware Valley Orienteering Association

Topic created by j-man on Wed Apr 9, 2014 at 8:59 am

j-man
Num Posts: 130
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Spackman Creek
First O: 1985

Is the FC permanent course in good order? Where would one get a map/brochure?

Thanks!

Reply by edscott on Wed Apr 9, 2014 at 9:56 am

edscott
Num Posts: 703
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Hickory Run 1:15000
First O: 1983

As far as I know all is OK with the course.  Brochures are at the park office and I still have a few hundred here.  A reprint should be scheduled this year.

Reply by ErikEddy on Wed Apr 9, 2014 at 10:32 am

ErikEddy
Num Posts: 410
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Mount Penn Antietam
First O: 1998

The course has been in good condition every time I've been there.  It's possible that one (I think D) is missing or more likely just buried... it was by a thicket, and I recall having trouble finding it.  The park office is usually good with stocking, or they can mail some copies to you.  That course was also good prep for MASOC back in the day...

Reply by rgbortz on Wed Apr 9, 2014 at 7:42 pm

rgbortz
Num Posts: 203
Primary Club: DVOA
Fav map: Stuckey Pond
First O: 1986

My memory wants to claim it's only been two years ago, but reality is likely more like 3 or even 4 years that I did a program for a cub den at FC and sent them out on the permanent course. Every control was fine then, after I had installed new metal orange/white markers on all the posts. If no one else can definitively verify all is well with the course because they were on it very recently I will volunteer to check it out at the latest on the MASOC weekend.