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If you like this, and want to try individual "capture the flag", get into orienteering. Capture the flag on potentially hundreds of acres. (I believe there is

If you like this, and want to try individual "capture the flag", get into orienteering. Capture the flag on potentially hundreds of acres. (I believe there is a team version too, but I never done that.) And, if you want to up a notch, try radio orienteering aka fox oring aka transmitter hunting. Imagine a national park. Now drop (usually) five radio transmitters (no bigger than a briefcase) where each send out a unique morse code. You build a radio receiver that is light but sturdy that can pick up the signal if you point it at the radio, but the reception gets weaker as you turn it away. Run! Through the woods, swamps, creeks, crevices. You have to find all transmitter, get a stamp and finish before the others. Good luck!

coffeebeqn 2y ago
We always did that in school where I’m from. I figured it was quasi military training. Here’s a topographic map and a compass kids, now run a few kilometers to the spots marked on your map and report back
ivm 2y ago
Local national parks will not be happy with so many people going off the trail, especially running.
- WaitWaitWha 2y ago
  "Running" is really a stretch. I run a kilometer/klick/0.62 miles, re-orient, run, re-orient, and so on. With radio as I get closer and closer it becomes harder and harder and visual search is required, lots of triangulation with the radio. Old fashioned orienteering is similar, but replace the radio orientation with pulling out a map & compass, re-plot, stash, and run. Some do longer, some do shorter distances. When I write "run" I mean I try to move as fast as possible. I can run on flat ground, but sometimes hillsides is just crawling, creeks will slow me down, swamps & bogs are the worst. I do not know what country your response is based on, but there are lot of national parks in the world, and most parks will work with and even help organize an event. This topic came up in discussions and the general consensus was that if it is completely denied, people will do it in clandestine fashion. If, on the other hand parks work with the run organizers, it not only makes sure rules can be established (e.g., no off trail, restricted zones, zones where only one path allowed, timing) and the park is promoted for general public. A win-win-win-win ;)
- herewulf 2y ago
  Lots of options for wide-open, public spaces other than national parks such as national forest, BLM land, etc.. Maybe little and far between if you're not in the western US though.

coffeebeqn 2y ago

We always did that in school where I’m from. I figured it was quasi military training. Here’s a topographic map and a compass kids, now run a few kilometers to the spots marked on your map and report back

ivm 2y ago

Local national parks will not be happy with so many people going off the trail, especially running.

WaitWaitWha 2y ago
"Running" is really a stretch. I run a kilometer/klick/0.62 miles, re-orient, run, re-orient, and so on. With radio as I get closer and closer it becomes harder and harder and visual search is required, lots of triangulation with the radio. Old fashioned orienteering is similar, but replace the radio orientation with pulling out a map & compass, re-plot, stash, and run. Some do longer, some do shorter distances. When I write "run" I mean I try to move as fast as possible. I can run on flat ground, but sometimes hillsides is just crawling, creeks will slow me down, swamps & bogs are the worst. I do not know what country your response is based on, but there are lot of national parks in the world, and most parks will work with and even help organize an event. This topic came up in discussions and the general consensus was that if it is completely denied, people will do it in clandestine fashion. If, on the other hand parks work with the run organizers, it not only makes sure rules can be established (e.g., no off trail, restricted zones, zones where only one path allowed, timing) and the park is promoted for general public. A win-win-win-win ;)
herewulf 2y ago
Lots of options for wide-open, public spaces other than national parks such as national forest, BLM land, etc.. Maybe little and far between if you're not in the western US though.