Event Details For:
Advanced Practice Courses, Aug 30-Sept 2
4 Courses Friday-Monday at Happy Jack Area (Laramie, WY)
Friday, August 30th, 2024 - Monday, September 2nd, 2024
Course Setter: Mikell Platt
Course Vetter: N / A
E-Punch Coordinator: Volunteer Needed
Meet Equipment: Volunteer Needed
Pre-Registration Deadline: 10:00 pm MDT on Thursday, August 29th, 2024
[List of Registered Runners]
Event Details:
We are planning four advanced orienteering practice courses near Laramie, WY (~two hours north of Boulder / Denver), in the Medicine Bow National Forest, over Labor Day weekend.
- Eligibility: All participants must be members in good standing of an OUSA-recognized orienteering club (e.g. RMOC).
- Difficulty: The weekend's events will consist of four practice courses for advanced-level orienteers (anyone able to complete a Brown, Green, Red, or Blue course).
- Logistics: This will be very high quality training; and there will be no timing, results, or instruction of any sort.
- Pre-Registration: Pre-registration is required by 10:00 pm MDT on Wednesday, August 28th. 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.
Friday,
August 30Saturday,
August 31Sunday,
September 1Monday,
September 2Course Setter: Mikell Platt Mikell Platt Mikell Platt Mikell Platt Map & Scale: Granite Planite
1:7,500Forest of Little Hope
1:7,500West Pelican Bay
1:12,500Remarkable Flats
1:12,500Course Details: Advanced Red (with shortcut options) marked with streamers
3.3 km 5.9 km 7.6 km 11.1 km Check in: 4:00 - 4:30 pm MDT 9:00 - 9:30 am MDT Start: 4:30 pm MDT 9:30 am MDT * Courses Close: 6:00 pm MDT 11:30 am MDT Map Cases: Map cases will be available * There will not be a specific mass start time or start window for the training courses on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday. You can start whenever you'd like after Mikell gives out maps at 9:30 am, but please return to the finish no later than noon. If you arrive later than 9:30 am, look for maps on the windshield or tailgate of Mikell's white pickup truck.
Please contact Mikell if you can help with control setting or control pickup on any of the four 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 waiver HERE, even if you have already signed the RMOC annual waiver (RMOC's annual waiver does not mention or cover LROC).
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:
* Please park no more than one car length off the dirt road.
* Friday, Aug 30, Granite Planite: From I-80 Exit 323 (the Summit / Visitor's Center exit), take WY 210 / Happy Jack Rd east toward Cheyenne for 11.1 miles. Turn right onto Forest Service Road 700, and park in parking lot.
* Saturday, Aug 31, Forest of Little Hope: From I-80 Exit 323 (the Summit / Visitor's Center exit), cross over the interstate and bear right at the intersection with WY 210 and continue straight past the Visitors Center and over the cattle grate and onto Forest Road (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 0.1 miles and bear left and continue on FR 707A for very roughly another 0.4 miles to the intersection with FR 707AE. Turn right onto FR 707AE and continue about 100 meters to the higher ground with scattered pines, and park. There is an area to the east side of 707AE here that is sometimes used by campers, and if there is someone there camping, please be respectful of them and do not park too close.
* Sunday, Sept 1, West Pelican Bay: From I-80 Exit 323 (the Summit / Visitor's Center exit), take WY 210 / Happy Jack Rd east toward Cheyenne for 11.1 miles. Turn right onto Forest Service Road 700, and continue on 700 for 0.8 miles to the junction with 700R. Turn left (east) onto 700R and continue for about 0.1 miles, past the first designated camp site on right, and park on either side of the road.
* Monday, Sept 2, Remarkable Flats: From I-80 Exit 323 (the Summit / Visitor's Center exit), take WY 210 / Happy Jack Rd east toward Cheyenne 8.1 miles, and turn left (east) onto Forest Service Road 708. Follow 708 east (straight) about 0.3 miles and park in the general vicinity of the road (or jeep trail) junction before the aspen grove straight ahead.
- 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.
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.
Current date and time: 2025-11-08 03:31:13