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2008 Western States Championship

Competition name2008 Western States Championship
Start date20080222
End date20080224
CountryUSA
Race typeNational
Nearest place or cityTucson, AZ
Club/organizerTucson Orienteering Club
Region of countryArizona
Number of competition days3
Expected number of runners100
WRE event?No
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Latest entry dateFeb 5
Entry fee (Euro)35
Typical accomodation fee, hotel (Euro)50
Typical accomodation fee, tent (Euro)Free
Event descriptionThis event takes place in the foothills of the Santa Rita mountains of Arizona, at approximately 1500m elevation, in open grasslands with scattered trees. There will be classic distance events on Saturday and Sunday, a sprint Saturday afternoon, and a Trail-O event on Friday afternoon.
Terrain descriptionThe terrain consists of a series of parallel rolling ridges and valleys eroded into gravelly alluvial fan deposits; generally open (tall grass) with scattered oak trees and bushes, sometimes in groves, with smaller patches of thorny thickets and underbrush.
Holiday activities,nature,hiking etc.Tucson is a wonderful winter holiday destination, with hundreds of miles of hiking trails, terrain that ranges from low desert (
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