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    > did you get any sort of terrifying premonition?

    That's when I made sure I to put my home printouts in the pack!

    I forgot, "cellular" iPads have built-in GPS but those that are "WiFi only" don't - hence my external Bad Elf.

    We didn't have to hike all the way back. Because of my printouts, we saw we could stay at our current elevation and follow the contour to our intended pass. It was getting late and slow moving with the bushwhacking. We camped half way there and completed the journey the next day.

    Two useful GPS features are elevation and Time of Sunset.

    There are those other subtle "North" indicators - though more limited in dense-ish woods and cloudy day - but first one has to realize the compass is wrong.

    Map and compass stuff is fun. On on geocaching trek, after we found the cache, I took a bearing to the car, had my friend dial it in on her compass, turned off the GPS, and said, "Get us home." Using her compass, she hike almost a mile on the bearing and we ended up by the front passenger door (and the couldn't it as we approached from a distance because the car was behind a big rock).
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    What a GREAT post!
    Thanks for sharing your experience here.
    This has been a very informative thread with your original post and all the information from the other experts.
    There are a lot of nuggets in here.
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    "Not all who wander are lost." But sometimes, they are.

    Glad everything turned out okay for you so we all have the opportunity to gain the experience without experiencing the pain. Thanks for the amazing documentation of your foray.

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    Great recap! That sounds like a rough trip to be sure. I know that I rely on map technology too much myself, and I've had a hard time even breaking myself of the habit.

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    Thanks for posting. Lessons to be relearned.
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    Glad to see it all worked out. Could have been much worse.

    It's always good to get the occasional reminder of how easily things can go wrong and to be able to retrace your steps to get out of trouble.

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    Cell Phone's GPS works in Airplane mode

    I've never seen such denial of being wrong. Not even in myself
    On this occasion I think I must have outdone myself in the denial department, it took me several days to realize how wrong I'd been!

    As far as using your phone - Yes, iphone/iPad are such an improvement in screen real estate over Garmin. BUT - do you need cell service for them to work?
    If the phone has a built in GPS receiver -- which most do nowadays -- I think you'll find they work fine in Airplane mode. Mine does and airplane mode saves a lot of battery as it's not trying to connect to a cell tower. I've used my phone's GPS function to track my progress when flying -- However, when reviewing the stats once you have WiFi, don't accidentally click on the 'load maps on my route' option! I'll let you guess how I found that out.

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