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Posted by tbastress on June 27, 2008 at 10:14:06 am EDT

Just curious, but how does one orient him/herself with a topo map in the woods where it is difficult to see the surrounding terrain?

Several times now I have hiked/backpacked into the local state or national forests and have tried to pinpoint where I'm at on the topomap but because I could not see the surrounding terrain was at a loss to identify my location.

Other than using a GPS device, what's the best way to triangulate your location when you're in the midst of trees and can't see the surrounding terrain?

Thanks.

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• Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - CascadeGear 18:56:28 07/15/2008
• Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - Bill S 20:12:39 06/30/2008
• Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - tbastress 13:50:30 06/30/2008
• Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - Bill S 12:04:34 06/30/2008
• Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - Fred 14:48:13 06/29/2008
• Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - Ed G 07:26:17 06/29/2008
• Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - trouthunter 20:13:05 06/28/2008
• Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - redpatch5 15:35:19 06/28/2008
• Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - Bill S 14:48:26 06/28/2008
• Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - Fred 13:53:06 06/28/2008
• Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - trouthunter 23:02:24 06/27/2008
• Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - rdavis 17:19:19 06/27/2008
• Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - tbastress 15:41:27 06/27/2008
  • Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - rexim 16:18:23 06/27/2008
• Re: Using a Topo Map in the Woods - Bill S 13:18:30 06/27/2008

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