Today I set out with Chris Beatty and Bill Steer for a trip to the old growth forest trail in Martin River Provincial Park. The weather was sunny and cool for our early morning departure of 7:45 am. Bill brought a couple of compasses, map, and gps so that we could practice our navigating skills.
The trip to the park gate took 40 minutes and our first task after parking was to orient our map to north. Easy to do -- an essential first step. "Here we are, now where do we want to go." We took a compass bearing -- west, then marked our spot with the gps and headed off in search of the trail head.
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| Chris and Bill measure the diameter of a White Pine. |
As we travelled we often referenced the map, checked our compass heading, and marked significant geographic features on the gps. These basic skills are simple to learn and easy to do; the result is you pay more attention to where you are and where you are going. This was a great training exercise and something I'll do on future to adventures.
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