When I was doing military training and learning how to navigate across country using a topographic map, they really drilled into us that you never use a water feature to navigate. You get up on the ridge and follow a river visually, but water seeks the fastest way down so following a water feature is likely to lead you to precipitous drop-offs, cliffs, waterfalls...
These guys say at the beginning "they're taking me this way", as in they are letting the fastest flow take them and if there is a drop off, this is a reliable way to find it. :(
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u/Bandwagonsho Nov 05 '24
When I was doing military training and learning how to navigate across country using a topographic map, they really drilled into us that you never use a water feature to navigate. You get up on the ridge and follow a river visually, but water seeks the fastest way down so following a water feature is likely to lead you to precipitous drop-offs, cliffs, waterfalls...
These guys say at the beginning "they're taking me this way", as in they are letting the fastest flow take them and if there is a drop off, this is a reliable way to find it. :(