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Land Navigation Basics

Join CAARA and learn the basics of map and compass navigation.  

Topics to be covered include:

bulletLearn to read a topographic map and identify terrain features using symbols, legends, contour lines, scales, etc.
bulletLearn to land navigate using dead reckoning and terrain association techniques
bulletLearn to use the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system and plot coordinates
bulletPractice these skills now rather than wait until race day

   Time: 10 am to 4 pm

   Cost: $20 CAARA Members; $25 Non-Members

   Location: Busse Woods Forest Preserve 

   

 

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