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Keeping walking directionEven if you now your walking direction it's not an easy task to walk in a straight line. You may have heard stories about people who become lost in the wilderness. Literature also has plenty of tales about people who lose their way. They all talk about wandering in circles. 
Many theories have been put forward to explain why lost people travel in circles. But a fact is in walking almost every person tends to veer in one direction or another in a consistent way whether they are lost or not.Irritant forces, such as wind, rain, snow or dust storms, even sunlight, can cause a wanderer to even more deviate from his path. A full blindfold deviation circle is formed in about half an hour for most people and up to several hours for others that become displaced more slowly. It's important to be aware of this tendency to walk in circles. In meeting obstacles on the intended path, keep this influence in mind and deliberately alternate to the right and to the left in passing obstacles. Walking in a straight line To be able to follow a straight line between two points without any compass you should use landmarks. It's elementary practice to find two landmarks ahead and line them up, and to do the same thing looking back. Back marks are just as important as fore marks, and in the absence of natural back marks, you can make your own. You can also use a constant wind for keeping a straight line and not change your walking direction. Keep the wind directed to the same part of the body and be observant of any changes in the wind direction. Return from "Keeping walking direction"
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