Getting Better at Land Nav Training in the Wild

If you've ever felt that slight pinch of panic when your phone battery dies deep in the woods, you already understand why land nav training is a skill you shouldn't ignore. We rely so heavily on blue dots and voice-guided turn-by-turn directions that most of us have lost that basic, ancestral connection to the terrain around us. It's easy to think a GPS makes you an expert navigator, but the moment you lose signal or your screen freezes, you realize just how vulnerable you are. ...

February 26, 2026 · 7 min · Pinto Emery