I think the entire notion of finding your way back is silly. One of the keys of survival is letting someone know where you are and when you will be back. If yo

I think the entire notion of finding your way back is silly. One of the keys of survival is letting someone know where you are and when you will be back. If you go missing, people will come looking with a general idea of where you are, and how far you could have traveled. Once you start trekking around because you saw a river and rivers always lead to civilizations, that's what Bear said, you start increasing the area you could be, while wasting calories and risking injury. Conserve your energy, make yourself visible (fire, mirror, bright colors, signals), and try to have a decent time.