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I have a terrible sense of direction. In the car or on foot, I can get lost effortlessly unless I'm very familiar with where I am. I'm often amazed how well most people get around. I can always find ...

As a young Scout, I was taught to use a small magnetic compass to find my way from place to place. Standing in an Eastern Oregon forest of ponderosa pine, so thick and tall that no landmarks were ...