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Annadel State Park

Date: (Sun.) Nov. 11, 2012
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
Event Director: - 415.895.6039
Course Setters: Heidi Cusworth (NAV-X), Bill Cusworth (NAV-X)
Type: B; After a hiatus of many years, we're returning to this wonderful venue! White, Yellow, Orange, Brown, and Green/Red courses will be provided.

After a hiatus of many years, BAOC will be returning to Annadel State Park on Sunday, November 11. This will be a special day — a sweet homecoming for long-time members of BAOC, and newer members will get to see what the fuss is about. Annadel was used for the U.S. Orienteering Championships in 1989, and represents some of the best orienteering terrain in Northern California. There are intricate mining areas, broad meadows, and slopes with patchworks of forest and small clearings. Parts of Annadel can be steep, but as a whole, Annadel is not as physically rugged as some other BAOC orienteering venues.

Bill and Heidi Cusworth will be setting five courses: White, Yellow, Orange, Brown, and Green/Red. The map is old, so participants on the advanced courses will need to make allowances for possible changes in vegetation and trails. Presumably the contours will remain accurate. If this event goes well and the land owner decides to have a long-term relationship with orienteering again, the Annadel map will be made current for 2013.

The standard time schedule applies:

• Registration will be open from 9:00 to noon
• Beginners clinics will start at 9:30 and continue as long as there is demand
• Starts will be available from 10:00 to 12:30
• All courses will close at 2:00 (and controls will be picked up at that time)

Note:

• It is a requirement of our permit that all participants must wear a bib number. In a group, every member of the group must wear a bib number, except for small children. Bib numbers will be available, along with safety pins, at registration.
• Annadel still has a No-Off-Trail policy, punishable by a hefty fine. We are being granted an exemption to that policy strictly for this event. Please, do not use Annadel for any other orienteering activities.

We will meet at the northeast entrance parking lot for Spring Lake County Park (which is adjacent to Annadel State Park). This is different than the Oak Knolls Picnic Area that we usually use for Spring Lake events. (See the Map of Upcoming Events for the location.)

There is a $7 fee per car to enter the park.

Courses

Bill and Heidi Cusworth are the course setters. They have spent a lot of effort on the course design, including making map corrections. But don't expect map perfection. The Annadel map is many years old, and some trails and vegetation has changed in the meantime. Just go with the flow, and have fun! There will be five courses, as follows:

   Course       Length    Climb

   White        2.8 km     35 m
   Yellow       3.6 km     55 m
   Orange       4.4 km    105 m
   Brown        3.8 km    165 m
   Green/Red    6.4 km    275 m

All courses will have E-punch. Rental E-sticks will be available at registration.

There is a 1.3 km walk to the Start from registration, with 135 m of climb. Allow 30 minutes, or more if you are a slow walker. There will be plenty of water at the start. The Finish is next to registration and parking.

Volunteers

We really need volunteer help! If you are planning to come, please consider spending some volunteer time. We need several volunteers to help at the Start, one or two E-punch volunteers (no prior experience needed), a number of control-pickup people, etc. If you think you might be able to help with control pickup, keep your bib numbers handy, because you will also need them for control pickup. If you may be willing to volunteer some time, please send an email.

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