[pct-l] Compass use help needed for the N. Cascades

[geoffreys at gfsnet.org (Geoffrey Selling)]

Friends,
	I'll be attempting my first long distance hike on the PCT in late June......from Snoqualamie Pass north to the end.  Several posts have mentioned needing a compass for that portion of the trail.  I
have a compass but other than figuring out which way is North, South, East and West, I don't really know how to use a cmpass and a map to find my way, especially if I get lost.  How does one learn
this skill?  Is there an article on the subject or a chapter in a book  or some "tricks of the trade" I should know about?  Can any of you veterans help out?

	
											Thanks,
										Geoffrey (Philadelphia)