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My uncle swore by his paper map trick for finding new hiking spots, but it backfired on me.
He told me to get a 2005 edition USGS topo map of the White Mountains and use a compass to pick a spot at least two inches from any marked trail. I tried it last fall, ended up in a thick swamp for three hours and had to turn back. Do you think some analog advice is just too disconnected from how places change over time, or did I mess up the method?
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palmer.laura2mo ago
Maps don't lie, but landscapes do change. Maybe add a modern satellite check to the old method.
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tarat592mo ago
Yeah, I always cross reference with Google Earth before heading out. Saved me from a few wild goose chases last season.
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johnson.adam23d ago
Lost Creek Reservoir changed course on me two years ago because beavers redid the whole drainage pattern. Google Earth still shows the old stream bed. You ever catch a satellite image that was so outdated it sent you into a dead end swamp or something?
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