Kings Mountain State Park (Lake Crawford)

Volunteers to help set up, manage, bring in controls after a meet, or help in other ways are always appreciated….

Many thanks to all of you that turned out for the 2019 Lake Crawford meet. We had an
unexpectedly large crowd and came close to running out of maps and registration forms. Sorry
for the long waits in the registration lines but we had two experienced ladies trying to move
everyone through as quickly as possible. Did you know that you can download the registration
form from our website, fill it out before you come and simply turn it in with your map fee. If you
are registering for a group, just list everyone on the back of the form. This really helps to speed
things up. Requesting a pre-printed map is also a big help. That can also be done from the
website and it doesn’t cost any more. Just be aware that the cutoff is usually Wednesday
before the meet as it takes some time to print the maps.
Looking ahead to next year at Lake Crawford, I’m considering some changes in both White &
Yellow to make them a little more challenging and therefore more fun. These two courses are
hard to do at Lake Crawford as there is not an extensive trail system. Next year we may not
rely completely on trails for White & Yellow but also utilize linear features such as creeks that
can be easily followed but will require a little more concentration.
Orange, Green, and Red will still have to use lots of reentrants, dry ditches, and the occasional
boulder or boulder field as that’s what’s available at Lake Crawford. Don’t have any challenging
gully networks, large boulders, or other nooks and crannies available.
I’m always open to feed back from you on what you would like to see done to Lake Crawford
courses.
Lastly, I want to thank the great helpers I had. In addition to my two regular hard working
assistants, my wife Jeannette and Don Christensen, James Sisk, the COK President, and his
wife Trish helped with registration, instruction, and especially, helping pick up controls after all
was finished. Jim Murray, one of regular attendees jumped in with control pick up too.
The club needs more volunteers to make the meets run smoothly. As we start up again next
fall, contact a Meet Director and say you are willing to help.

• Dan Davis