WEKIWA SPRINGS STATE PARK — Orienteering can be frustrating, especially for a middle-age guy with bad eyes and a bum knee like me. But the organizers of this meet assured me that even an old-timer ...

retro style abstract shoot with the compass on a map(Getty Images/iStockphoto/azgek) THURMONT, Md. (AP) — Using a compass and a map, Park Ranger Andrew Regiec led a ...

Grab a compass and detailed topographical map and head out over unfamiliar terrain to navigate a set course in the fastest time. Orienteering is a recent addition to the over fifty sports offered at ...

When was the last time you planned a backpacking trip without a computer, phone, or GPS unit? Think hard. Unless you're a dedicated old-schooler, it probably wasn't recently. If your map skills are ...

MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. — Orienteering is a sport that requires navigations skills using only a map and compass to go from point to another, competitors will go at full speed on unfamiliar terrain, ...

True grit and true spirit will be a factor at dozens of athletic games and races scheduled around the area on Saturday, but only one will require every participant to find true north. To celebrate ...

As a sport, orienteering immediately kicks you out of your comfort zone in the best way possible. Credit: Justin van Gend I surveyed the map briefly before I plugged one end of the e-punch, a green ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A local organization is urging people to get out and explore Louisville’s forests. The group is Orienteering Louisville, and exploring is exactly what they do. Orienteering ...

The Rand Orienteering Club (ROC) held an orienteering competition at Kloofendal Nature Reserve on Sunday, September 14, with teams from far and wide participating. Orienteering, a sport in which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When was the last time you planned a backpacking trip without a computer, phone, or GPS unit? Think hard. Unless you're a ...