I'm mostly a seasonal hiker and find it takes days each new year for my eyes to become "forest conditioned" (lacking a better term). At some point I find nature's chaos and clutter becomes somehow ordered and again I feel at home. Until that happens I'm kind of a menace.

When hiking with my kid we take off-trail breaks and I have her lead me back to the trail. It's no grand scheme but I always want her thinking about where she is, has just been and is heading. Like "drownproofing" via swimming lessons, "lostproofing" is what we hope we can provide for our kids/students.

Cheers,