We hike into some trails into valleys which could easily be closed by a fire. All it takes is a lightening strike. I'd challenge anyone to use a GPS and no maps to find their way out of a valley in Colorado where the peaks all around are close to 13,000 feet.

Bushwacking in a straight line simply won't work. One needs to have a sense of how to follow terrain in the long easy way instead of the short impossible way.

In this case, the best option might be to use my SPOT so signal for help.