Navigation skill: Relocation

September 2013

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September 2013

Relocating yourself requires identifying distinct features and then matching these to the map
  So you are out in the wilderness and no longer know where you are in relation to the map. In basic terms, you are lost. The first step to relocate yourself with a map is to identify that you are actually lost. No longer being able to point to exactly where you are on […]
Meghan Walker

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