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 Try
your orienteering skills and have a great weekend
outdoors at
Sid Richardson Scout Ranch (SR2).
This is a two-day orienteering event following
US Orienteering Federation
(USOF) standards, in conjunction with the
North Texas Orienteering Association
(NTOA) and is open to
Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, Explorers,
adult leaders, NTOA members, ROTC units, and to
competitors from other orienteering clubs and
the public. Click here to download the 2008
SR2 Spring O-Meet Information and Registration
Packet.
Beginner's Clinics will be offered in Orienteering:
Beginner's Orienteering Clinic 9:00-9:30
a.m. and 9:45-10:15
a.m. Intermediate
Clinic 10:30 a.m.
All Participants in our clinics must be registered
in the meet.
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 Youth
and adults can enter as
individual competitors or as Two-Person
Teams in any of 6 Orienteering courses
from beginner to advanced: white, yellow, orange,
brown, green, and red courses. Map
Hikes
are
offered for
individuals, groups,
families, Dens, Patrols, etc. to hike
and practice their orienteering on beginner through
intermediate courses: white, yellow, and orange.
Unlike our Score-O and Cub-O events, this is a
two-day meet. Individual competitors and Two-Person
Teams do two courses: one on Saturday and one
on Sunday. Map hikers may do the courses on one
or both days.
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Lodging, meals, and camping are available onsite,
and in Runaway Bay and Decatur. Registration packets
are available below. Click here for:
Spring
Orienteering Photo Tour
(a photo guide to how the Meet works)
Map
Hike Photo Guide
( a guide to how the Meet works)
2001
Spring Meet Photo Galleries.
2008 SR2 Spring O-Meet Information and Registration Packet.
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| Competition
Courses |
 This
is a two-day Class B-event sanctioned by the US Orienteering
Federation. Competitors run one course Saturday and one
on Sunday. Awards are based on combined Saturday and Sunday
course times. Six Orienteering courses are offered from
beginner to expert level: White, Yellow, Orange, Brown,
Green, and Red courses.
In the competition event participants compete as
individuals or Two-Person
Teams on courses of different degrees of difficulty
(denoted by color). All competitors start at staggered
times and must find from 8 to 20 markers in a specific
order. All markers must be found in order and the elapsed
time is recorded at the finish line. Competitors and Teams
are ranked by fastest time within age classes and color
course. Awards are based on the two day total of Saturday
and Sunday course times.
Classes for Individual Competition
are by age and gender. Awards go to the top three finishers
in each race class. Race classes for the Two-Person
Team Competition are all-inclusive for gender
and age. Teams can be made up of youth & youth, parent
& youth, husband & wife, etc. Teams compete against
all other teams running the same course. Team Awards go
to the top three teams finishing on each course. All Map
Courses are pre-drawn.
Click here for the Description
of Courses.
Click
here for 2008
Course Notes.
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Hiker Courses |
 Three
separate map hiker courses will be available (white, yellow,
orange). These courses will be available for groups and
individuals. These map hiker courses are not timed, are
for non-competition, and multiple courses can be tried.
The fee for map hikers is $5 per person per day. This
is a great activity for groups, families, or just a way
to practice your orienteering skills. These courses will
not be eligible for awards. All groups are Map Hikers.
Click here for Description
of Courses.
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| Team
Night Orienteering |
Saturday
night will be a time for trying out your O-skills skills
with your friends as you all head into the woods to go
night orienteering/geocaching.
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| Terrain |
The
area has a rich history of Indian Lore, US cavalry outpost,
and early day settlers. It is mixed woods, semi open with
post oaks, cedars, mesquite, and some green briar. Green
areas are well mapped. The camp has a moderate trail system
with a few unpaved roads, spectacular cliffs, bluffs,
gullies, springs and marsh areas that will challenge your
orienteering skills. The camp has over 15 miles of shore
line on Lake Bridgeport.
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| Location |
Sid
Richardson Scout Ranch (SR2)
is a 2,500 acre Scout Camp located on the west side of
Lake Bridgeport. Detailed maps and low water bridge detour
info is at the Maps
and Directions to SR2 page.
From Fort Worth: take I-35W North and turn on US
287/81 to Decatur. At Decatur go West on US 380 about
17 miles to Lake Bridgeport. 2.5 miles after crossing
the long bridge on Lake Bridgeport, turn right at the
Sid Richardson Scout Ranch sign, onto a gravel road. Follow
signs 2.3 miles to the camp entrance. Event headquarters
is about 4.5 miles from first camp ranger’s house.
From Dallas: take I-35E North to Denton. Turn
on Hwy 380 west and go 44 miles to Lake Bridgeport. Then
follow the directions above.
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| Lodging
At Camp |
Cottages
at Lakeview Lodge:
Six
heated cottages with kitchen, bath, two bedrooms and sleep-in
living room (four twin beds and 1 hide-a-bed). Linens
and cooking utensils are furnished.
Dormitories at Lakeview Lodge:
Four heated dormitory units, accommodating up to sixteen
individuals each. A unit has two bedrooms with eight beds
in each. Central bathroom facilities join the two bedrooms.
No kitchen. Linens provided.
Camping in our Main Camp Area:
Known as Camp 9, Tent spaces with access to outdoor
toilets are available. Open air shower facilities are
available in the camping area. There is a $5 camping fee
(waived for Longhorn Council Scouts and leaders). We are
under a fire ban due to the draught. Click here for details
on fire ban rules and campsite cooking in the Pacesetter
Newsletter.
Campsite
Assignments
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| Meals |
Meals
are offered Saturday Breakfast through Sunday Lunch at
per meal price or 5 meal package price. Meals are available
only through advance purchase with a deadline of March
11th. Each meal includes a meat entree, fruit, salad,
beverage, and dessert. Breakfast includes meat, cereal,
fruit, breads, and beverage. Meals are served cafeteria
style and price includes return trips through the service
line.
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| Camp
Rules |
The
following are not allowed on camp property: Pets, Firearms,
Alcohol, and Fireworks. Our liability insurance
and BSA Policy require that no one may ride in the
bed of a pickup truck.
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| Registration
and Waivers |
Each
individual participant who goes out to find markers must
have a signed waiver form, with those under 18 signed
by their parent or guardian. When registering groups you
may supply a list of people with their age and color course
they are going to run. This information is required to
assign start times and prepare the punch cards. Turn in
the group reservation form with the list, then you may
turn in the individual registration forms with the waivers
at the meet if you supplied the required information with
your reservation. Individuals must turn in their registration
form with their entries. Please note that Longhorn Council
individuals competitors and units do not pay the $5 camping
fee.
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Click
here to download the latest information -
March update:
2008
SR2 Spring O-Meet Information and Registration Packet.
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| Latest
Updates |
Start
times
will be given out in the packets all particpants receive
at check-in. We will do our best to accommodate requests
for early start times submitted on meet registration forms
- especially for those with a long distance to travel.
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| For
More information |
Meet
Director & Scout Coordinator, Don Strickland, H: 817-
294-8041, d_strick@juno.com
Longhorn Council Contact Jeff Peters (817) 231-8503 jpeters@longhorn.org
Course Setter, Marc McCauley, H:817-832-8852, marcmc@swbell.net
Registrar,
spring-meet@longhorn.org
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