I canoed the border along the entire boundary waters and some parts are very hard to navigate. One day I managed to portage my canoe 2km into the US, instead of taking a very poorly marked turn in the trail to keep along the border. Both on the water and along the often muddy and swampy paths navigation is tough.
Bruce,
Were you by chance using a GPS to help with navigation?
Like I'd said, I think with the right GPS (electronic compass with very good in-board maps) and a paper map to match the GPS in-board maps that navigation could be much much easier. Maybe the concept of a matching GPS map and paper map is more dreamware than reality though.
... and I'll admit that I'm somewhat surprised that GPS displays are still relatively small - which I think is why so many people are talking about using smartphones instead. Of course bigger displays may put them at a price point that is too high for most buyers.
Ken
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