A new map and a crisp Spring day brought out 136 orienteers on Saturday to test themselves on courses set by Clint Morse. A record low temperature overnight probably tested the sleeping bags of the ones staying at the Wolf Den Campground in the park. A few missing faces on Sunday probably were due to a last minute decision not to camp. Yes, there was frost in the morning!

One hundred and three orienteers were in the mass start on Sunday for the Western MA rules Score O. Classes included: at least 7 controls, at least 14 controls, and an all-30 control class. Western MA rules say that you don't have to decide which class you are in before you start. It was obvious that the all-30 class was tantalizing a lot of orienteers. See the number of controls in parentheses beside some in the 14-control class.

I would like to give special thanks to Clint Morse, who not only set excellent courses for the weekend, but first of all finished field checking the new map in time for this event in spite of a lingering snow cover, and to Park Superintendent, John Folsom, for his cooperation and interest in bringing orienteering to that lovely park, and to the volunteers who make the event happen: Patti Miller, Michael Commons, Lucas & Nick Commons-Miller, the Weatherbys, Donna & Peter Szaban, Jonathan Howes, DIane & Mark Lucas, Kevin Burnham, and Tony Maniscalco, who set up such a wonderfull water/refreshment stop on day 2 that several finishers ran right back to it to fully enjoy the selection.