Without clear signposts or trail blazes to guide, you have to trust your instinct and sense of direction. Are you willing to bet your life on those intangible skills? Was Fern Baird unable to navigate back to the trailhead in Sawtooth National Forest? Was she a victim of the elements, or something else...

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