Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 7—You can read maps for years and not see all the information they have to offer. I should know. As a hiker, I rely on maps to ...

GRAFTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Forest Ranger Steven Jackson led a three-hour map and compass training session at the Capital District Sportsman Center on February 18. Nineteen people attended and learned ...

This material is taken from Chapter 6 - Wilderness Travel from The Backpackers Field Manual by Rick Curtis. For more details on this exciting book check out The Backpacker's Field Manual Page. This ...

Participants in orienteering use their trusty compass and map to navigate an area to get to wooden posts called “controls.” Gina Padilla, program coordinator at the Kings Gap Environmental Education ...

There’s something about the pull of the great outdoors that seeps into your bones. You start off slow, maybe for a walk in the woods near your house. But soon, that call of the wild has you gearing up ...

retro style abstract shoot with the compass on a map(Getty Images/iStockphoto/azgek) THURMONT, Md. (AP) — Using a compass and a map, Park Ranger Andrew Regiec led a ...

In The Forest, it can be easy to get lost in the dangerous wilderness and labyrinth-like cave systems, but if you have the Map and Compass you will have an easier time keeping track of where you have ...

May 7—You can read maps for years and not see all the information they have to offer. I should know. As a hiker, I rely on maps to help me confidently explore trails. As I've huffed and puffed uphill, ...