“Wow. That is a scary story - getting lost just a few yard from the trail!”
I was at my brothers house in upstate MI walking my dog in the woods behind his house. So thick with bush and trees cannot see more than 15 feet in front of you. I was maybe 1 /2 mile in and lost track of direction. Total silence- no road traffic to catch my bearings.
Slight panic set in and I have been walking in woods for 30 years.
After walking around for a while understood how people can get lost so easily.
I always tell people that if I ever get lost in the woods, I’m gonna start a fire. A forest fire. People who wouldn’t cross the street to look for me will come to fight a forest fire.
Carry a string!