[m3047]

I used to do a lot of solo hiking / scrambling in the (PNW) Cascades. I rarely looked at maps when actually hiking, except to identify some landmark in the distance. I spent time (hours) casually perusing an open topo map laying somewhere at home; sometimes I'd discover that overflight photos were available at one of the libraries. =)

When in the field I rarely looked at a map to see where I was going. I never carried a compass.

Today I can get satellite photos on the internet, (quality? meh. some of the overflight photos were stereo. I suppose I could pay) but "up and down are forever".