A photo tour around an amazing bit of varied terrain that will be the venue for an upcoming orienteering event. Where is it? It reminds me of other terrain around the world.

1. It seemed like quite a dream.
I had been walking along checking out a park for a potential
venue for orienteering when I guess I must have sat down and
fallen asleep.
I must have been asleep as every so often I got an image of
somewhere in the world where I had been orienteering
and some places where I want to go orienteering.
Where in the world??

2. First, I came up a small rise and thought:
Am I in Alberta, Canada? How did I get there?

3. Or perhaps it is Manitoba rangeland?

4. I’ve seen more than
enough of these shallow
marshes in Finland

5. I walked a little bit and it occurred to me
that no, I must be in Portugal

6. Australia??

7. Perhaps I’m in New Zealand.
They have ferns, don’t they?

8. Could it be Sweden?
The vegetation is a bit different
but I ran on a razorback hill
like this at O’Ringen once.

9. The new growth and budding
leaves remind me of a May day
in Ottawa.
But this is February!

10. Those big oaks: am I in Germany? Not
with that background!

11. Czech Republic? Denmark?
Slope too flat, trees too young,
fallen branches not taken for firewood.

12. North Carolina??

13. Virginia, this must be Virginia?

14. Perhaps I’m in Japan.
I’ve seen pictures of orienteering
there in terrain like this.

15. China,
of course!

16. Georgia?
Ohio?
New York?

17. California?

18. Mars???
IS this a NASA photo
suggesting there was once
orienteering on Mars?

19. Nope, Florida.
My friend here reminded me
I was still in Florida

20. Yes, definitely a little bit of
Southwest Florida

21. Every previous scene
occurs on one brand
new orienteering map
in one park in Florida,
Yes Florida!

23. Come on down! I’d like to have you for dinner!

24. Don’t worry.
We’ll keep an eye on you.

25. Come to the Fourth Annual
Championships
April 2nd, 2016
Alafia River State Park
Lithia, Hillsborough County Florida