<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <!-- #BeginTemplate "../template/camp.dwt" --> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type" /> <!-- #BeginEditable "doctitle" --> <title>Orienteering and Geocaching</title> <!-- #EndEditable --> <link href="../camp.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <!-- #BeginEditable "headsection" --> <style type="text/css"> h1 { font-size: 1.6em; } </style> <!-- #EndEditable --> </head> <body> <div id="container"> <div id="masthead"> <a href="../index.html"> <img alt="Camp Escalente" height="100" src="../images/camp2.png" width="420" /></a></div> <div id="menu"> <ul> <li><a href="../index.html">Home</a></li> <li><a href="../discover/index.html">Discover</a> </li> <li><a href="../challenge/index.html">Challenges</a> </li> <li><a href="../special-camps/index.html">Special Camps</a> </li> <li><a href="../seasons/index.html">Four Season</a> </li> <li><a href="../booking/index.html">Booking Info</a></li> <li><a href="../contactus.html" title="Inquiries">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="sidebar"> <!-- #BeginEditable "sidebar" --> <p>Southsie Creek<img alt="Southside Creek" height="320" src="../images/creek.jpg" width="180" /><br /> One of the tributaries that border where we begin our basic orientering course.</p> <!-- #EndEditable --> </div> <div id="content"> <!-- #BeginEditable "main" --> <h1><a href="#orienteer">Orienteering</a>, <a href="#geocache">Geocaching</a> or <a href="#cook">Camp Cooking</a></h1> <p>Orienteering is a family of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain. Participants are given a map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points.[1]</p> <p>Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook and "treasure," usually toys or trinkets of little value.</p> <p> Both sports are fun and easy to learn for all ages, but always challenging. Orienteering is often called the “thinking sport” because it involves map reading and decision-making in addition to a great workout</p> <h2><a name="orienteer"></a>Orienteering Maps & Courses</h2> <p>The object is to visit a series of points shown on the map, choosing routes—both on and off trail—that will help you find all the points and get back to the finish in the shortest amount of time. The points on the course are marked with orange and white flags and punches, so you can prove you've been there. Each “control” marker is located on a distinct feature, such as a stream junction or the top of a knoll.</p> <p>We have created detailed five-color topographic maps developed especially for with <strong>Camp Escalante</strong> orienteering courses which shows boulders, cliffs, ditches, and fences, in addition to elevation, vegetation, and trails. </p> <p>Choose from one of our regular scheduled orienteering courses or let us create one especially for your group. </p> <p>You tell us the degree of difficulty and whether you want to to run, walk, horseback ride, ski, or mountain bike to complete your course. </p> <p>Orienteering is a sport for everyone, regardless of age or experience. The competitive athlete can experience the exhilaration of moving through the woods at top speed, while the non-competitive orienteer can enjoy the forest at a more leisurely pace. Most events provide courses for all levels—from beginner to advanced—we have even created trails for groups with small children and people in wheelchairs.</p> <h2><a name="geocache"></a>Geocaching</h2> <p>Most of geocaches we offer at <strong>Camp Escalante</strong> are the multi-cache "treasure hunt" style involving multiple caches each with with a prize of a Camp Escalante geocache patch for each person who sucessfully completes the course with a special prize for the individual or team with the shortest time.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Multi-cache: </strong>This variation consists of multiple discoveries of one or more intermediate points containing the coordinates for the next stage; the final stage contains the log book and trade items. </li> <li><b>Offset</b>: This cache is similar to the multi-cache except that the initial coordinates are for a location containing information that encodes the final cache coordinates. An example would be to direct the finder to a plaque where the digits of a date on the plaque correspond to coordinates of the final cache.</li> <li><b>Night Cache</b>: These multi-stage caches are designed to be found at night and generally involve following a series of reflectors with a flashlight to the final cache location.</li> </ul> <h2>Want a Real Challenge?</h2> <p>Let <strong>Camp Escalante </strong>create a mystery puzzle geocache just for your group.</p> <p>This type of cache requires your group members to discover information or solve a puzzle to find the cache. Options for your mystery caches:</p> <ul> <li>A false set of coordinates with a puzzle that must be solved to determine the final cache location. </li> <li>An accurate location but the name of the location or other features are themselves a puzzle leading to the final cache. </li> </ul> <p>For a real challenge <strong>Camp Escalante </strong>will provide that extra degree of difficulty by requiring additional information in the form of riddles or puzzles to complete the find, such as a padlock combination to access the cache. </p> <h2><a name="cook"></a>Camp Cooking</h2> <p>Forget granlola and freeze dried packet meals from REI or other camp rations.Learn how to create grourmet meals over a campfire.</p> <ul> <li>Dutch oven cooking<ul> <li>jambalaya</li> <li>penne rustica</li> <li>salmon with potatoes & asparagus</li> <li>walnut chicken</li> <li>morracan chicken with couscous</li> <li>apple cider stew</li> <li>corny cornbread (goes great with orange sage pork chops)</li> </ul> </li> <ul> <li>cobblers: peach, cherry or apple</li> <li>cookies</li> </ul> <li>Desserts<ul> <li>Orange baked muffins</li> <li>Campfire Cannoli</li> <li>Warm fruit compote</li> <li>banana boats</li> </ul> </li> <li> Into or on the Fire<ul> <li>hungry hiker's meatloaf</li> <li>baby red potatoes with rosemary</li> <li>roasted root vegetables</li> <li>campfire steak with mushrooms and onions</li> <li>orange sage pork chops</li> </ul> </li> <li>Perfectly prepare fresh caught trout everytime with sauces and accompaniments.</li> </ul> <!-- #EndEditable --> </div> <div id="footer"> <p>©2009 Cheryl D Wise</p> </div> </div> </body> <!-- #EndTemplate --> </html>