030: Understanding Your Map
The Greeks are credited to be the first ones to ever draw a map. Anaximander, back in the 6th century BC, drew a map of what the world was thought to look like: a cylinder. Since then, millions of maps have been created to navigate the seas, study the skies and, of course, to camp, hike and live. So today we’re talking about “Understanding Your Map” and how to take great advantage of one.
We’ll go over the several details you find in one and
how carrying a physical map can be a smart idea, besides bringing your digital
ones with you.
Have you found any hidden gems thanks to your maps?What kind of map is your favorite to use?
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Episode
Highlights:
Exploring the different kinds of maps you can getThings you find inside the “legend” and how
to interpret themTerrain references and special landmarks The “Compass Rose” and its utilityLearning about grid squares, black lines and scalesSimilarities in trail names and what you see on the
mapGreat tool to discover new trails and placesTerrain features: ridges, saddles, hollers, cliffsSpecial question for North Carolinians: “What is
your definition of hollers?”Physical maps vs Digital maps and Apps
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Quotes from the
episode
“Where I use maps the most in my world is canoe
trips” Christopher
“Kids love reading a map and running a
compass” Nate
“If you don’t have a compass, the landmarks that
you can identify in the map are a good reference point” Christopher
“How can we plan our trip? A map is so useful
there and often times I find more use even before you leave” Nate