tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20442534.post5944489756460363493..comments2023-08-21T10:59:52.803-04:00Comments on Blissful Hiking: Trail Maps – Why Bother?Lauralee Blisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11923463083025047230noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20442534.post-70612000182627965822012-05-14T11:50:19.178-04:002012-05-14T11:50:19.178-04:00Being free spirited and 'freestyle' when h...Being free spirited and 'freestyle' when hiking is all well and good, but not much use when things go awry and other folk have to try to trace steps taken! At best I see it as foolhardy not to have a planned route that can be easily replicated by rescue services should the need arise and at worst reckless, as it potentially puts other people at risk - not to mention the costs incurred!<brLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983934203838887501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20442534.post-57942648460345856592012-01-07T08:45:35.805-05:002012-01-07T08:45:35.805-05:00I am a map maker, so I always carry a map or prepa...I am a map maker, so I always carry a map or prepared GPS whatever land or water trail I'm on. I usually do NOT use it for the trail, but to know what surrounds the trail - for emergency use or just for the satisfaction of knowing the name of the mountain on the horizon or the stream I'm camping near.<br /><br />However, over my years of making maps I have come to believe that there are Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12308415304935846363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20442534.post-90718421914164003972012-01-06T15:01:35.585-05:002012-01-06T15:01:35.585-05:00I love maps.I love maps.EarthTone LoGearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317997424105793510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20442534.post-45952651975626388852012-01-06T10:50:07.134-05:002012-01-06T10:50:07.134-05:00A map is like homeowner's insurance. You don&#...A map is like homeowner's insurance. You don't need it until your house burns down and then you're very glad you have it.Turtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685764217214187352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20442534.post-63729817390741217172012-01-06T02:05:29.941-05:002012-01-06T02:05:29.941-05:00I would rather emblazon my own trail, or follow wh...I would rather emblazon my own trail, or follow what I see, this way I have a higher chance of stumbling upon something unique! Just a thought. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362772559712776261noreply@blogger.com