How not to get lost while hiking in the wilderness
If you are a hiker, you may have encountered a situation like the following:You're hiking north to south. Your map shows a campsite further down south and to the west of your destination. According to the map, two trails will be turning off to the west. You want to take the second of these two trails.
On the other hand, some trails shown on a map have been known to vanish without a trace. In order to protect against such a contingency, you can use your compass to draw a line from a landmark in the map towards the trail and see where it intersects the trail. Charting your location on a map using known landmarks that appear on the map is a proven way to avoid getting lost when hiking in the wilderness. In the same way, reconciling your accounts with that of your bank and your credit card company is the proven way to validate your bookkeeping. If you are on a long hike, it is prudent to check your position often, so that you can make corrections...
