Learn S.T.O.P.

In the wild, most people don’t realize that they are in fact lost until they have been truly lost for quite some time. You don’t just cut a corner and say…huh!? I’m lost. It usually starts with you quietly doubting yourself, then it turns to you trying to re-assure yourself that salvation must be just over there, or maybe just over here. As your immediate conditions dwindle you are suddenly faced with a choice, a choice you will not have complete control over; to panic or keep your wits.

I think most people automatically panic, even if it’s just

Lost in the wild

The old saying is; “When you’re lost in the wild, your best bet is to find water, follow it downstream until it becomes a creek, then a river, and your sure to find civilization”. This is great advice, unless you’re lost in the upper regions of Canada, with more fresh water streams, rivers, and lakes than you can poke a stick at. What if you follow a stream, and after hours of winding back and forth along its banks, you find yourself at the shore of a remote lake? I would say, that finding water should be a top priority, but you might not always find the salvation you’re looking for