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Meet Director: Lisa McNerney
Course Setter: Natalia Deconescu
Schedule:
| 7:00 p.m. |
Registration opens |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Beginners' briefing |
| 7:45 p.m. |
Starts begin |
| 11:00 p.m. |
Courses close |
(Maximum time on course: 3 hours)
Cost: (per individual or team)
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Event Day
Registration |
Online
Pre-Registeration |
| CAOC members |
$10 |
$7 |
| non-member |
$15 |
$10 |
| additional maps |
$3 |
| rental compass |
$1 |
(We suggest a maximum of four people per group.)
On-line registration is now closed. Please pay on-site. If
you have a group coming, please contact the registrar.
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Details:
Plan a journey to the far northwest for our annual Night-O event
Saturday, August 15. We are returning once again to
Veteran Acres Park in Crystal Lake. We’ll be offering
a short (and easy) course, a medium course, and a long course. The
short course will be only in the open area around start/finish location
and will be suitable for beginners and families with kids. Controls
on the short course will be marked with glow sticks!
For the medium and long courses, expect lots of trails, visible
through tall and dense undergrowth. Use the trails as much as you
can, and don't rely too much on the vegetation details. Controls
will be marked with reflective tape. Long sleeves and pants would
definitely be in order as well--even though controls are near trails,
there will be vegetation that will need to be navigated.
BE SURE TO BRING MOSQUITO REPELLENT!
Of course, it goes without saying that each participant will need
to bring a headlamp or flashlight, with good batteries.
This event is included in Season Pass, so no additional registration
is required for Season Pass holders.
Special Thanks:
CAOC is especially appreciative of the Crystal
Lake Park District and their staff. They are very helpful and
easy to work with!
Directions:
Take the Northwest Tollway (I-90) 10 miles west of O'Hare to
Roselle Rd. Turn right and go 1 mile north to Algonquin Rd.
Turn left and go 13 miles northwest to Route 31 (Main
St). Turn right and go 5.7 miles north to Route 176 (Terra
Cotta Ave). Turn left and go 1.7 miles west to Walkup Rd. Turn
right and go a quarter mile to the parking near the shelter. Watch
for the orange-and-white orienteering signs.
Public Transportation:
You can take 5:30 or 6:30 Metra from the Ogilvie Transportation
Center to the Crystal Lake station, and walk two blocks north to
Veteran Acres. The last train leaves Crystal Lake at 10 p.m. to
arrive in Chicago at 11:20.
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