okansas.blogspot.com Occassional thoughts about orienteering
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Wow, what a map
Sometimes I see and orienteering map and think "wow, what a map."
Dick Neuburger showed me the map from the Norwegian long O' champs. He picked up the map while on an orienteering trip to Switzerland this summer.
The map is huge and beautiful. You can see the terrain. You want to be there.
I'd already seen the map and course on the internet. But, seeing the map in person is different. After seeing so many maps printed on computer printers or color copiers, I'd almost forgotten how easy it is to look at a map printed the old fashioned way.
I wish there was a way to show the map on the internet. There isn't. The next best thing is to show and an analysis of the Norwegian long O' champs. (Follow the links labeled "kart").
The map is right next to the town of Kongsberg. I don't know if it is true now, but back in the 1980s taking a trip to Kongsberg was an "in" thing to do. Kongsberg hosted the World Champs in 1978. Orienteers made pilgrimages to Kongsberg to run on those maps.
I spent a couple of days in Kongsberg in 1986. I was on my way to Sorlandsgallopen and made a quick visit to Kongsberg to run on the World Champs terrain. It was a great way to spend a couple of days. (While I was in Kongsberg and at Sorlandsgallopen, Eric W., Mikell P., and Dan M. were orienteering in France. I never quite understood choosing the French 5-days over Sorlandsgallopen).
posted by Michael |
9:31 PM
