When you go for a run, you need a supportive pair of running shoes, some comfortable, sweat-wicking kit and perhaps a GPS running watch if you want to track your stats. You’ll likely follow a known, ...

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 ...

“Orienteering is often called cunning running or the thinking man’s running,” he said. Dady got into orienteering from other athletic pursuits. He was a biathlete in the sport that combines skiing and ...

FORT LEE, Va. (Oct. 4, 2011) -- Constestants in the 2011 Best Warrior Competition tested their land navigation skills, setting out on the urban warfare orienteering course during the early afternoon ...

You’re deep in the forest, trying to figure out your way, and you don’t have your phone. All you have is a map, which is covered with hieroglyphics, and an old-fashioned compass. It might sound like a ...