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Getting Started

map-features

Map Features

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Reading Topo Maps and Measuring Distance

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Latitude, Longitude, and Coordinates

Reading Maps

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Intro to Compasses

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Orienting Your Map and Following a Bearing

triangulating-your-location

Triangulating Your Location

Using a Compass

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Intro to Route Planning

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Route-Plan Details

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Dialing in Travel Time

Planning a Route

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Choosing (and Using) a Device

emergency-devices

Emergency Devices

Digital Devices

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Staying On a Trail

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Off-Trail Challenges

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Off-Trail Travel Tips

Traveling On- and Off-Trail

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Navigating at Night

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Navigating in Winter

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Navigating in the Desert

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Navigating on the Coast

Special Navigation Challenges

getting-unlost

Getting Unlost

<h3>Welcome!</h3> <shortcode type="jwplayer" props='{"jw_media_id":"3FKGGVn3"}'></shortcode> <h3>How to Navigate This Course</h3> <ul> <li>We know you have a busy schedule, so we’ve designed this course to be taken at your own pace. You can move through the content as fast (or as slow) as you like.</li> <li>This course consists of text, photos, and videos to help you better understand each lesson and how to be a better navigator. Along the way, we’ll also include a few downloadable documents to help you better navigate in the backcountry. All of these components are designed to work together to help you prepare, so take advantage of them all throughout the course.</li> <li>Because each section builds on infor...</li></ul>