Breaking News!

This coming Sunday, Jan 29th - Come see some of the best orienteering terrain in Prince William Forest (National) Park! While winter conditions may prevail for better or worse, course setter Martin Fahrenfield has designed a full set of seven courses well matched to the venue. Dress warmly enough, and be aware that the only pavilion we are allowed to use in this area is an open one. Click here for more information.

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New orienteering events schedule for Fall 2011 - Summer 2012.  Coming soon....

                World Deaf Orienteering Championship 2011

See the Kiev TV news of Mark Mace with reporter.  Patti and Tom at the background. click here

                                          July 29th

Mark Mace at the last control long distance event.     more pictures click here

                                          July 27th

Middle Distance Warm Up Area - Patti Mace on the right.  more picture click here

                                      July 26th

                                    Men Sprint Award   more pictures click here

                                  July 25th to 30th

Tom Wells, Patricia and Mark Mace will attend our first time for USA at WDOC in Cherkasy Ukraine for competitive against 15 countries.  The championship will occur from July 25th to 30th.  

November 6th & 7th, 2010

Past weekend at Hickory Run State Park, PA – Trazy Acuff, Gail Edwards, Patti Mace and I attended to the DVOA Hickory Run Rocks A-Event.  There were about 230 orienteers participate in the races.  The weather was cold and windy in high 30’s to low 40’s.  There were some flurries in early morning.  The maps were brand new with excellent terrains.  They have many various types of features such as knolls, depressions, rocks, towers, swamps, streams, vegetation boundary and micro-contours.  Some of us made some route errors and mispunched due to electronic system.  But yet, we all enjoyed it.  And as always, we continuing to learn and practice on our weakness with navigating, decision-making on route plans, reading contours and catching features.  (click here for video)  (click here for photos)                              

~ Mark Mace

June, 2010

Billy Allaband, Patti and Mark Mace were at Eastern Deaf Timberfest at New Holland, PA.  We provided kids, youth, teens and adults to tryout on orienteering on the campground.  Also we offer some prize for those who did well against the time and complete courses.  Many people did stopped at our USA Deaf Orienteering booth and questions and learn more about orienteering.  Some of them interesting to participation in the future.  We are hope to see some of you at orienteering events.  Thank you for you to came and played.  USADO.

Eastern Deaf Timberfest Kids had good time play orienteering.

What is Orienteering?
In orienteering, you use a map and compass to locate a series of checkpoints shown on a specialized topographic map. You choose the route, either on or off trail, that will help you find all the checkpoints and get to the finish line in the shortest amount of time. Each checkpoint, or "control," is a distinct mapped feature such as a trail junction, a boulder, a hilltop, etc. The controls are marked with orange-and-white flags. Orienteering is often called "the thinking sport" because it requires map reading, problem solving, and quick decision-making skills in addition to athletic ability and general physical fitness.