Local naturalist Mary Ann Schlegel can't coax her 12-year-old daughter, Hyla, into taking a hike with her. But when mom suggests they do an orienteering course, the girl scrambles for her sneakers. "I ...

Area residents can get an introduction to the sport of orienteering through a "Navigation: Orienteering for Beginners" class offered by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. "Orienteering is ...

In orienteering, as in life, the race is not always to the swift. Often called “the thinking sport,” orienteering is perhaps best described as a hybrid of cross-country running and dead reckoning. The ...

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