Discussion: Ten reasons to come to US Nationals and NAOC

Some of have already registered for the US Nationals this fall and some of you are probably considering staying the week after and going to the North American Champs in Ottawa the next weekend. This is a great time of year to be in Western New York. The weather is generally still mild and the hardwood trees will be starting to change colors.
The drive from Rochester to Ottawa is about 41/2 hours on nice expressways with beautiful scenery along the way. Make sure you have a valid passport to cross the border. Here are some suggestions for your trip. Please contact us if you have any questions. wornerkohn@aol.com

1. Do so more orienteering on permanent courses at Letchworth West and Mendon Ponds Park. We will have copies at registration.

2. Explore Rochester’s diverse neighborhoods and small parks with a copy of the 2014 Rochester Map Adventure. This will give you up to 8 hours of trying to find interesting historical points and landmarks throughout the city. Copies at registration.

3. Visit The Strong Museum of Play showcasing the history of games in America, http://www.museumofplay.org or the George Eastman House with its large selection of old movies, camera’s and pictures. http://www.eastmanhouse.org

4. Do some rock climbing at Rock Ventures. http://www.rockventures.net

5.Take a car or bike tour of the Finger Lakes region. Each lake has a wine/beer trail and many parks with limestone gorges to explore. Towns like Ithaca, Naples and Hammondsport have lots of restaurants and small shops to visit. http://www.fingerlakeswinecountry.com

6.Hike a section or two of the 500 mile long Finger Lakes Trail. One section even passes through the Letchworth East map. You will see numerous waterfalls and beautiful fall colors. http://www.fltconference.org/trail/

7. Climb to the top of Bristol Mountain for a view of the entire Finger Lakes area. You can take the chair lift if you only want to go one way. http://www.bristolmountain.com/fall-sky-rides

8. Take a day trip to Niagara Falls and catch an afternoon play at the World famous Shaw Festival at Niagara On The Lake. http://www.shawfest.com

9. Visit the Corning Museum of Glass. Corning has made special glass and ceramics for many of the NASA missions. Corning also has a Norman Rockwell Art Museum. http://www.cmog.org

10. On your way to Ottawa (about 4 1⁄2 hours) stop in the famous Thousand Island Region on the border and take a boat tour on the St. Lawrence River with its crystal clear waters and impressive granite islands. We recommend Rockport as the best starting point. It is just three miles east of the Route 81 bridge on the Canadian side. http://www.rockportcruises.com

Save a couple of days for your visit to Ottawa. It is an amazing small city that is easy and safe to walk. Visit the Parliament, Art Gallery and the Museum of Civilization or take a run along the
Rideau Canal. The Gatineau Park is just north of the city and offers hundreds of miles of great hiking and jogging trails. http://www.ottawatourism.ca/en/

We hope to see many of you in the fall.


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Great place to meet friends for dinner on Saturday night. Great buffet choices at good price with no tipping. Wegman's Pittsford/Monroe Avenue. Just a couple of miles from meet hotel. http://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/P...

I was there when I went to the US Champs and Convention and this place was awesome. Actually, it was difficult to deal with all the options. They were all good.

Thanks for the great suggestions for tourist activities. Last time, I went to the Eastman Museum and thoroughly enjoyed both the house and museum tour. The kids and I had a great game of disc golf in the park. The swimming in Lake Ontario was terrific. So much to see and do in Rochester. Looking forward to going back.

... and the most important, the courses.

Today I visited Letchworth for the first time and I got to test run the blue middle and long. The course setters have worked hard and have already some nice and challenging courses in spectacular terrain ready. With just a bit more tweaking there should be great courses during the nationals.

How are the fall colors in the area at the time of the event?

Letchworth in early October will probably be pre-peak, but that just means one extra color (green!) mixed in to liven up the view.

Where is list of US Champs partisipants?

Click the link at the top of this topic (2014 US Nationals) for the AP event page, and there's a link there to Registered List.

Thanks,now I see it.

Preparations are going well for the meet. The courses have reviewed by IOF Controller Mike Minium and OUSA Course Consultant Jonas Kjall. Both we able to visit the park for a couple of days and suggest map corrections and course enhancements. Technical Director Linda Kohn has been supervising the course alterations, vetting and map corrections.
The leaves at the park will be changing so we should have some great views for pictures.

See you all in a few weeks.

I was at the park on Saturday and there is some foliage change already...fall is fast approaching! And so it the meet...don't get caught paying the late fee!

Thanks for the updates. Look forward to them fall colors, been missing them ever since I moved to Florida.