[pct-l] Navigation Problems

[Carl Siechert]

Same thing happened to me while hiking in South Africa many years ago. I
knew from looking at the map in advance that we'd be hiking west. But I felt
disoriented the whole time; something just felt wrong. Then I realized it
was because the sun was on my right side.

For travel, my two essentials include flashlight as well as compass. In
town, I figure I can get along without the other eight!

On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 12:41 AM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>wrote:

> Not PCT, but I got really lost today using some of the navigation
> tricks I rely on while hiking.
>
> I exited the subway in Buenos Aires and headed south towards the low
> winter midday sun. Things didn't look right, and I started getting
> really confused.
>
> That is when I remembered, that in the southern hemisphere, the low
> winter midday sun would be in the north. Then I got even more confused
> and disoriented. So I stopped, got out my compass and map, and figured
> out where I was.  Urban navigation at its best.
>
> And yes, I'm serious, I keep a compass in my bag to orient myself when
> I come out of the subway stations at night. Old habits die hard.
>