[pct-l] Navigation without GPS

[Martin Clark]

Is it simple enough to learn independently without the aid of a teach or
general class?




On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Dave Fajer <davefajer at gmail.com> wrote:

> REI $80  !!!  Yikes!  REI must have regional fees.  Map and Compass
> Navigation Basics class at REI in Portland, Oregon is only $30 for members.
>
> Coastal
>
> On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Dan Jacobs <youroldpaldan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Mar 7, 2013 at 7:43 AM, Martin M. Clark
> > <martin.m.clark at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Fellow PCT hikers,
> > >
> > > I gave a question regarding navigation without a gps. I am planning on
> > hiking the PCT starting may 13th and have little experience with map and
> > compass reading. I am planningnon printing and carrying halfmiles maps
> and
> > am wondering what suggestions the community has for someone wanting to
> > develop traditional navigation skills. Thought about taming a class but
> rei
> > wants 80 bucks for their intro class.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions are appreciated!
> > >
> > > Martin M. Clark
> >
> > Go to library.
> > Borrow a book and wilderness navigation.
> > Go outside and practice.
> > Return book when confident you have acquired the new skill.
> > Hit the trail with a map and a a compass.
> >
> > Dan Jacobs
> > Washougal
> > --
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> > Motorcycle to hike, hike to motorcycle.
> > A student of philosophy, eager to display his powers of argument,
> > approached Diogenes, introduced himself and said, "If it pleases you,
> > sir, let me prove to you that there is no such thing as motion."
> > Whereupon Diogenes immediately got up and left.
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Martin M. Clark