Junior Orienteering Day Camp 2010

Sep 26, 2010 (Sun)

BAOC

Shell Ridge Open Space Walnut Creek, CA

Director: Jay Hann (925.872.3935)
Course Setter: Jay Hann

Type J: Junior. Specifically for youth under 21 years of age (but are often open to everyone)

A one-day training camp for beginning orienteers, for the young and the young at heart

Past events:
2010 2010 2009 2009 2008 2007 2006 2006 2005

This Day Camp will be held at the Shell Ridge Open Space in Walnut Creek, meeting at the Marshall Drive entrance. (The location is shown on the Map of Upcoming BAOC Events.)

When: 9 AM to 5 PM

Where: Meet at the Marshall Drive entrance. Lunch will be near the Sutherland Drive entrance.

Fee: $15 per person includes lunch, maps, compass and e-punch finger-stick rental. Staff, youth staff, and helpers are free.

This will be Part 1 of a 2-part program. Part 2 of this course will take place sometime during November through February. In Part 2, you will set the course you designed for a COOL event.

This event is designed for kids, but people of any age are welcome.

Preregistration is required (for mapping exercise and lunch quantity); you will pay on site. To register, email me with the following information:

  • Name
  • Age
  • School name and city (this will be used for a mapping exercise where you map your school from a satellite photo)
  • Completed an Orienteering course before? If so, which color?
  • Want to serve on staff (youth staff development meets prior Weekend)?

What to Bring

  • Sturdy shoes
  • Sun block
  • Canteen
  • Your favorite compass and/or finger stick (optional)

Schedule

  9:00 – Route-O

11:00 – White course

12:30 – Lunch

  1:00 – Contour Fun

  3:00 – Yellow Course

  4:00 – Design COOL Course

  4:45 – Part-1 graduation

  5:00 – Dismissal

Enrollment

Here is the list of the 25 people who have registered:

Name               Age
Kaisa Lee           8
Jett Lee            6
Andrea Bertke   Adult
Ethan Bertke       12
Jack Absher        13
T.J. Hawes         11
Beth Hawes          9
Rory Maclean       11
Jamie Maclean       6
Ryan Whitman       12
Jeffrey Gabie      12
Chris Valenta   Adult
Ian Valenta        15
Ryan Valenta       15
Ryan Thomure       11 
Kevin Thomure      12
Cassandra Pelayo   12
Elisabeth Pelayo    9
Hannah Kopisch      8
Daniel Kim         13
Natalie Kim        11
Andrew Kim          8
John Latchford     11
Solly Marcus       11
Jonathan Latchford Adult
Helpers/Staff
Derek Maclean   Adult
Fred Hofstetter Adult
Susan Kim       Adult

Jay Hann

Driving Directions

Traveling north on I-680, take the Ygnacio Valley Road exit (which is just north of the Hwy 24 interchange). Turn right onto Ygnacio Valley, and go 0.9 mi to Homestead Ave. See below for the continuation from there.

Traveling south on I-680, take the N. Main Street exit, and head south on Main St. Turn left onto Ygnacio Valley and go to Homestead Ave.

Turn right onto Homestead, and go 0.2 mi to Marshall Drive (the first street on the left). Turn left onto Marshall, and go 1.1 mi to Indian Valley Elementary School (at the end of Marshall). The school gates are closed on weekends, so park on the street.

There's a map here that shows the location of the event. (Click on the "pins" in the East Bay until you find the one for this event, and then drag the map [not the pin] to center the pin, and zoom in to see more detail.)

Updated: Mar 9, 2026, 9:50 PM PDT Edit