On Jan 4, 8:00*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:39:09 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch

wrote:
I resolve to carry a compass even on
short trips into the woods from now on.

A pocket GPS is even better, and useful in the dinghy also.

In deep woods, GPS often has problems and does not work at all in
caves.