[pct-l] Getting lost

[marmot marmot]

Most people get off trail because they don't pay attention. That includes me. There are two poor hikers who followed me up the wrong trail for miles because at a trail junction I didn't stop to read it carefully enough. Take a map and compass class --take a GPS class. Get Halfmiles app and maps. Be present where you are. Pay attention to your surroundings.  You still have time to learn this stuff before you go. Use your whole brain-- don't hike the trail stoned or drunk. 

Have a great hike
Marmot 

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> On Feb 24, 2016, at 9:14 AM, Mikayla Nichols <mikaylanichols at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> So I'll be upfront and honest. I have next to zero sense of direction. I'm
> 22 and get lost in my own city. That's 22 years ive lived in Seattle. I
> have my own personal reasons for wanting to do the PCT, self discovery and
> stuff... But how hard is the trail to navigate? I have the maps. But I can
> get lost with a GPS telling me what to do and reading a map has never been
> a strong point with me. I'm planning to do the hike next year if I don't
> get accepted into grad school. Other wise I'll put it off for about four
> years. I've read lots of blogs about people realizing they were two miles
> off from the actual trail or were just heading back the way they came on
> accident because they got turned around. Does this happen a lot?
> 
> -- 
> Mikayla
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