On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 14:39:09 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote:

Age has diminished my once very good sense of direction and we emerged
from the woods far from where we had gone in giving me a good scare.
In the woods, I have rarely gotten turned around in direction so I was
shocked to have this happen. I resolve to carry a compass even on
short trips into the woods from now on.
A good day to roam the woods

A compass is good. GPS is cheap enough but it won't go through heavy
leaves.

Casady