Look for checkpoints using only a topographic map
"Orienteering" is a international recreational activity and sport in which participants look for checkpoints (in the form of small flags) using only a topographic map and a compass.
A paper map is basically a 2-dimensional model and representation of a 3-dimensional world, and its design tries to summarize the features of a 3-dimensional world on to a 2-dimensional medium.
Participants identify and recognize features around them and see them represented on the map and thus feel "oriented". Finding the checkpoint is a bit like a treasure hunt.
Organized by the Western Pennsylvania Orienteering Club.
Cost of the map is $6. Group or family can share the map if they wish. Registration and start is anytime between 10:45 AM and 2 PM. Event closes at 3:30 PM. Volunteers are on site to provide basic instruction. Compasses are available for loan (no fee).
$6 - pay cash on site
2018/09/16 - 2018/09/16
Frick Park
1000 Lancaster Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217