FAQ
Where are the events held?
The races are held at various neighborhoods and parks in the Danville and San Ramon area. Most event course are designed
to avoid highways and busy streets, and when possible, try to route participants onto trails, into parks, etc. Safety is always
a top concern.
Who are the organizers?
The main organizer is David Alyea, who created the Park Challenge in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, as featured on Nickelodeon TV in a promotional video.
David is also the creator of
BANG, the Bay Area Night Game, which had more
than 40 nighttime puzzle hunts run over a 10 year stretch. Along with family, friends, and volunteers from the Quail Gardens and surrounding neighborhoods,
this is the team that organizes and produces these events.
What is an orienteering event
This is where all of these races began. Kids competed solo in these races, given a map with 6 to 10 locations marked by red dots that they
had to locate in local neighborhoods. The kids had to retrieve one item from a hidden box at each location, and the fastest to find all
the boxes and return to the start was the winner. These were popular in Spring 2023 and led to more and more events. The idea for these
races was to improve kids' map reading skills and navigation abilities, similar to the
orienteering event format, as well as to geocaching, which has been popular for many years.
