This recalls a similar situation where a young high schooler became disoriented while gathering firewood for a picnic. Her instinct led her to travel downhill from the picnic spot high in the Santa Catalina Mts near Tucson, AZ. After tracking her down the canyon, my partner and I located her just after sunrise, and just before a gigantic waterfall would have given her problems. At this point, we were at least two miles from her picnic table.