My name is Mike Urich and I just stumbled across this msg looking for something else and would like to toss a few things out to y'all here in Texas. As most of you probally know orienteering is big among the HS JROTC programs. LaPorte (Houston area) is the US Interscholastic Champions in Open Division and The Colony (Dallas area) are the ROTC Interscholastic Champions.
Major Larry Vidinha, USA-Ret of LaPorte HS JROTC runs a orienteering camp each summer called TJOC, Texas Junior Orinteering Camp. This year, next week to be exact, Jun 3-7 its being held at Sid Richardson Scout Ranch. Usually this camp is held at Bastrop SP but there was a conflict in schedules to use it.
If you check the Houston Orienteering Club http://hoc.us.orienteering.org/ and North Texas Orienteering Association http://www.ntoa.com/ web-sites you can find out more info on the major meets.
If you have scouts that are interested in amateur (ham) radio a few of us are trying to get radio orienteering or ARDF as its correctly know started here in Texas. You can visit my web-site http://www.ka5cvh.com/ and click on "Fox hunting, ARDF, Radio Orienteering link at the bottom.
While I'm not a world class orienteer I have been involved in the sport for 6 years now having a son who runs red and a 15 year old daughter that runs green and placed 2nd at the US Championships.
Please feel free to contact me if I can be of any further assistance or help.
Mike Urich, KA5CVH
www.ka5cvh.com
LaPorte TX
ka5cvh@arrl.net
