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2008 Western States Championship
Competition name | 2008 Western States Championship |
Start date | 20080222 |
End date | 20080224 |
Country | USA |
Race type | National |
Nearest place or city | Tucson, AZ |
Club/organizer | Tucson Orienteering Club |
Region of country | Arizona |
Number of competition days | 3 |
Expected number of runners | 100 |
WRE event? | No |
URL for event homepage | [Link] |
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Latest entry date | Feb 5 |
Entry fee (Euro) | 35 |
Typical accomodation fee, hotel (Euro) | 50 |
Typical accomodation fee, tent (Euro) | Free |
Event description | This 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 description | The 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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