Camping and woodcraft - Scoutmastercg.com

PATHFINDING 41way that 1 consider better for a man or a partyventuring into strange woods where there are fewif any old trails—better because it always showswhich way camp lies, and because it takes much lesslabor than spotting trees so close together that thenext blaze ahead can always be seen from the onepreceding it. At such intervals as may be required,blaze a tree here and there along the course, withone spot on the side away from camp (Fig. 4) anc*.two on the opposite side (Fig, 5), Even when aFig. 4.—One Blaze/4-way from CampFig. 5.—Two blazesTo-wavd Campman is bewildered he can remember "A blaze meansa-way from, two blazes means /o-ward."A blaze with a hack below It (simply drive thehatchet into the bark and draw it out) is easier andquite as effective. And between the blazed trees,at such intervals that you can see one from another,or as circumstances may require, make bush marks(Fig. 6). A bush mark is made by bending overthe top of a green and leafy bush in the directionyou are going, snapping the stem (if necessary clippingit half through with knife or hatchet) but lettingit adhere by part of the wood and bark so thatthe under side of the bushy top will "look at you"