1 1 4 Practice y our pacing skills where there is chance t o check them eg on or beside mar k ed lines cut f or geological geochemical or geoph ysical sur v e ys Learn ho w t o adjust y our pacing count f or changes in t errain conditions such as dense underbrush sw am p or st eep slopes A v oid the t em ptat ion t o st op na vigating when y our goal seems within easy reach such as on the re turn leg of a tra v er se If y our goal does no t mat erialize as anticipat ed mentally re vie w y our pr ogress and no t ed landmar ks such as the shapes of high points and the direction of drainages Be cautious about using game trails or logging r oads t o mak e tra v el easier Direction ma y gradually change and tak e y ou considerably of f cour se Continue t o na vigat e par ticularly with respect t o direction Be a w are that a normal pace will carr y y ou almost twice the distance on a har d r oad sur f ace com pared t o the usual bush sur f ace Slipper y Sur faces Be v er y cau tious about w alking along logs or a v oid them entirely If w or king e x clusiv ely in hea vily timbered area such as V ancouv er Island consider using a pair of caulk ed boo ts Caulk ed or eq ually ef f ectiv e f oo tw ear must be w orn on logs or similar slipper y sur f aces When the in ner bar k of a log begins t o r o t it becomes v er y slipper y when the sur f ace is w e t fr om de w or rain The w eathered sur f ace of an old log with no bar k ma y of f er frm f oo ting when it is com ple t ely dr y but becomes v er y slipper y when the sur f ace is w e t fr om de w or rain Lichen a plant made fr om the combination of an alga and a fungus on outcr ops is v er y slipper y when w e t the colour of t en changes fr om black or gre y t o br o wn as the lichen absorbs w at er Do no t carr y poi nt ed or shar p it ems in y our fr ont or hip pock e ts the y ma y injure y ou in an uncontr olled f all