Local naturalist Mary Ann Schlegel can't coax her 12-year-old daughter, Hyla, into taking a hike with her. But when mom suggests they do an orienteering course, the girl scrambles for her sneakers. "I ...

You will get lost. That is part of orienteering, a race where you have to read the wavy contour lines of a map and pick your way along natural terrain until you find a hallowed "control point," then ...

I waded through ankle deep mud on a hiking trail in Chili's Black Creek Park about three minutes into my first attempt at orienteering. Mud splattered across my legs, which I quickly learned was ...