Not to mention a GPS will not find a good route cross country for you if you are backpacking or mountain biking way out in the wild. You must have some good map skills (and a topo map) or the gps could lead you into a dangerous situation if there are a lot of canyons or mountains in the area you are in. The safest route between 2 points is rarely a straight line in the places I go to. That being said some of the more expensive GPS's have topo maps on them I think. Still, nothing beats a GOOD compass for dependability.
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Sunrise saturday,
I was biking the backroads,
lost in the moment.