PWF Happyland Night-O

Course results can be seen below. Splits are available on Attackpoint or Winsplits.
To enter your routes and see how others went, head to RouteGadget.

Saturday, March 26 saw the return of night orienteering to QOC after a 3-year hiatus due to COVID. On a cool, but dry, evening (after a day that had a repeating sequence of sun, snow, and rain) at Prince William Forest Park Happyland, we had a good turnout with 91 starts, including 25 groups. Vido Aleksiev’s courses were challenging (mostly due to deadfall) but well-received. We had great support from a number of volunteers. My co-Meet Director, Tim McCormick was ever present, helping with set-up, parking, registration, and even a short course run. Debbie Pederson, Jody Landers, and Charles Carrick assisted with parking. Cecilia Landers also assisted with registration. And of course, our ever- faithful time-keeping, epunch crew of Amy Louden and Valerie Meyer were there to handle starting and finishing chores. A special thanks to Amy for arriving early to set up and staying (very) late to make sure the late participants arrived safely (45 minutes after course closing) – and for the Famous Amy (not Amos) cookies. Thanks also to Greg Lennon who stayed late in case a search team for the overtime orienteers was needed. The Night-O controls were picked up on Sunday morning by Paul Hession, John Baker, Vido and Diana Aleksiev, and Gary and Ginny Quam. A special thanks to all you Marylanders (and Northern Virginians) who endured the terrible traffic to get there. Oh, did I mention the deadfall?
Bill Wright & Tim McCormick, Event Directors