Cascade Orienteering Club and Washington Interscholastic Orienteering League (WIOL) chose Lincoln Park on Saturday, March 5 for an event they called MoboGoGlobal! which paired partners in an effort to have fun testing communication, navigation, and orienteering skills.

As the event site describes it: "You're the legs, and someone else at the other end of a cell conversation navigates for you with your map! Choose a local partner or someone else anywhere in the world. It’s a mobile-orienteering event, for teams of two, where a runner is guided through an orienteering course without a map, only aided by the instructions of his/her teammate over the phone."

The West Seattle Herald encountered Janet Roberts and her son Ben from Redmond. She said, "It's like problem solving and exercise at the same time."

Roberts said, "It's hard because they don't have a map and we don't know where they are we have to judge from what they describe." She estimated more than 50 people were participating.

She coaches the orienteering team at the Environmental Adventure School, part of the Lake Washington School District.

The WIOL is a competitive league for elementary through high school age kids who come from all around Western Washington to compete. Roberts said, " We had a course in this park a little earlier this year and about every two years."

The next orienteering event is set to take place on Alki March 19, called the Alki Street Scramble. The promotional site for the event describes it as : "Thirty checkpoints are marked on a map of the West Seattle neighborhood. On foot or bike, how many can you visit in 90 minutes? In 3 hours? Go solo or in a team of 2-5. Be competitive or casual. Discover a new neighborhood, or one you thought you knew well. Awards in many categories including Junior, 50+, and Family. Refreshments included."