Event Details For:

Advanced Practice Courses at Happy Jack Area (Laramie, WY)
Saturday, June 10th, 2023 - Sunday, June 11th, 2023

Course Setter: LROC
Course Vetter: N / A
E-Punch Coordinator: Doug Berling
Meet Equipment: Doug Berling & LROC

Attention! Pre-Registration Deadline: 11:59 pm MDT on Thursday, June 8th, 2023

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  • Event Details: We're planning two advanced orienteering practice courses near Laramie, WY (~two hours north of Boulder / Denver), in the Medicine Bow National Forest, on June 10 & 11.

    Participants should bring their e-punches, as part of the reason for the training weekend is to test a timing system to be used at our Labor Daze event in September. We will use a mass start for both days to simulate what we will be doing in September. There will be control flags at all control locations.

    • E-Punching: Bring your SportIdent stick! We'll also have plenty of loaners available.

    • Eligibility: All participants must be members in good standing of an OUSA-recognized orienteering club (e.g., RMOC).

    • Difficulty: The weekend's two practice courses will be for advanced-level orienteers (anyone able to complete a Brown, Green, Red, or Blue course).

    • Pre-Registration: Pre-registration is required by 11:59 pm MDT on Thursday, June 8th. Use the form at the bottom of this page.

    • Water: There will not be any water on any of the courses, or at the start / finish; please bring your own water bottle or hydration pack, and your own snacks.

    • Toilets: There will not be porta-potties or pit toilets at any of our practice course locations. Use the bathrooms at the Visitor Center when you exit I-80.

      Saturday, June 10 Sunday, June 11
    Course Setter: Mikell Platt
    Map: Diamond Bay Plains of Despair
    Course Details: Reddish-Bluish length (8-10 km), with several loops back through the start/finish Reddish-Bluish length (8-10 km), probably with some forking
    Check in: 9:30 - 10:00 am 9:00 - 9:30 am
    Start: Mass start at 10:00 am Mass start at 9:30 am
    Courses Close: TBD TBD
    Map Cases: Map cases will be available

    Please contact Mikell if you can help with control setting or control pickup on any of the three days.

  • Entry Fee: There is no charge to participate. Donations to LROC to help with map printing costs are welcome.

  • Waivers:

    • All participants are required to sign an online LROC 2023 waiver HERE, even if you have already signed the RMOC annual waiver.

    • If you're attending as part of a group, every participant in the group needs their own signed waiver.

  • Travel: Please refer to our 2018 event page for detailed information about hotels, camping, and activities in Laramie.

  • Driving Directions: There will not be any directional signs, and cell service may be limited. Print or download these directions for reference. Please park no more than one car length off the dirt road. [Overview Map]

  • Local Weather Forecast: Weather.com

  • Driving Directions:

    * Please park no more than one car length off the dirt road.

    * There won't be any directional signs and cell phone service may be limited.

    * Overview Map

    Course Locations

    * Friday, August 29 – Forest of Little Hope: From I-80, take Exit 323 (Summit / Visitor's Center exit). Cross over the interstate, bear right at the intersection with WY 210, and then continue straight past the Visitors Center, over the cattle grate, and onto Forest Road (FR) 705. Continue on FR 705 for about 4.5 miles to the intersection with FR 707. Bear left onto FR 707 and continue for about 0.7 miles to the intersection with FR 707A, and turn right onto FR 707A. Continue on FR 707A for about 0.4 miles to 707AE, turn right on 707AE, and continue for about 100 m. Park on the right (west) side of 707AE. [Google Maps Pin]

    Note: For those who might consider driving in on 707A from the *east*, we recommend against this unless you have a vehicle with higher clearance and 4-wheel drive, due to road conditions.

    * Saturday, August 30 – Bisbee Hill: From I-80, take Exit 323 (Summit / Visitor's Center exit), drive north over the interstate, and then bear left onto WY 210 (Happy Jack Road). Take WY 210 for 7.6 miles and turn left (north) onto Forest Service Road 701. Take 701 for about 1.8 miles and turn left onto 701 H. Take 701 H for about 0.4 miles and park. Start will be about 300m from parking and finish will be at parking. [Google Maps Pin]

    * Sunday, August 31 – Area 307: From I-80, take Exit 323 (Summit / Visitor's Center exit), drive north over the interstate, and then bear left onto WY 210 (Happy Jack Road). Take WY 210 east towards Cheyenne for about 2.8 miles and turn left (at parking lot) onto FR 712. Follow 712 for 2.1 miles to a "T" intersection and turn right. Continue on 712 for 0.3 miles and turn left at the junction. Continue on 712 for about 1.8 miles to a four-way intersection and veer/turn left, heading north now on 714. Continue north for 1.6 miles, driving through a four-way intersection where 714 turns into 713. Turn right onto 713C and follow for 0.6 miles to a four-way intersection; drive straight through the intersection, pass through the gate in the fence right past the intersection, and park. [Google Maps Pin]

    * Monday, September 1 – Remarkable Flats: From I-80, take Exit 323 (Summit / Visitor's Center exit), drive north over the interstate, and then bear left onto WY 210 (Happy Jack Road). Take WY 210 towards Cheyenne for about 8.1 miles and then turn left onto Forest Service Road 708. Begin parking just before the first intersection or in that vicinity (same place we used for our May training). [Google Maps Pin]

Pre-Registration Form

Online pre-registration has closed, but you can still participate. Please register when you arrive at the meet. You may have to draw your course on a blank map.

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