When I could walk a distance, I liked to walk through the wilderness to see the local wildlife. The problem was that the times I did this I got lost for several hours.
The U.P. Michigan; followed a fire trail that ended in nowhere. Took 5 hours to find my way out.
Farmington, New Mexico; Got lost driving trails in my Jeep. Ran out of gas and had to use my spare can of fuel. Lost for 1/2 day.
Colorado; wandered off a trail and in 20 minutes I was lost. That time took close to 10 hours to find my way out.
Now we have GPS, back then only a compass, if you had one.
Any tips from anyone for what to do, if you find yourself lost??