There’s something about the pull of the great outdoors that seeps into your bones. You start off slow, maybe for a walk in the woods near your house. But soon, that call of the wild has you gearing up ...

Sure, not all who wander are lost. But when you've been walking in circles for hours and your day hike is stretching into an overnight, that saying is cold comfort. The solution? Don't get lost in the ...

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — No matter if it's fishing, hiking or hunting, many opt to use use a cell phone to navigate, but that approach can be a double-edged sword. Dave Bieri, district ...

Participants in orienteering use their trusty compass and map to navigate an area to get to wooden posts called “controls.” Gina Padilla, program coordinator at the Kings Gap Environmental Education ...

Global positioning systems have revolutionized the way people get from point A to point B. Utilizing satellites and orbital data, GPS devices can ping these satellites and compute location anywhere on ...

Picture this: you’re with friends in an unfamiliar forest using only a map and a compass to guide you to an upcoming checkpoint. There are no cell phones or GPS gadgets to help, just good old ...

There are several reasons you need a compass if you’re serious about outdoor adventure. Let me take you through part my Mountain Leader assessment to give you a flavour of a couple. One of the ...

GRAFTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Forest Ranger Steven Jackson led a three-hour map and compass training session at the Capital District Sportsman Center on February 18. Nineteen people attended and learned ...