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.

    * We're providing map pins but Google Maps may lead you on roundabout routes or impassable dirt roads; follow the directions below.

    * Overview Map

    * Saturday, May 23 – Bisbee Hill: From I-80, take Exit 323 (Summit/Visitor's Center exit), drive north over the interstate, then bear left on WY 210 (Happy Jack Road). Follow WY 210 for 2.7 miles and turn left onto Forest Service Rd 712 at the parking lot. Follow 712 for 2.1 miles to a "T" intersection and turn right onto 702. Stay straight and continue for 1.1 miles (note that 702 turns into 701 with a sign at the cattle gate) to 701C. Turn right onto 701C and follow for 0.6 miles and park in the vicinity of a small boulder and short rail fence segment. Start and Finish are essentially at parking. [Google Maps Pin]

    * Sunday, May 24 – Pelican Bay: From I-80, take Exit 323 (Summit/Visitor's Center exit), drive north over the interstate, then bear left on WY 210 (Happy Jack Road). Follow WY 210 for about 8.2 miles and turn right onto Forest Service Rd 707A. Continue for a little more than 0.3 miles and park in the vicinity of higher ground 200m or so before the road fork ahead (same area as where we parked last year and got "fogged"). Start and Finish are essentially at parking. [Google Maps Pin]

    * Monday, May 25 – 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 for 8.1 miles and then turn left onto Forest Service Road 708. Begin parking just before the first intersection or in that vicinity. Start is about 600m down the road from parking and Finish is a little further down the same road. [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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