Geospatially challenged, strong or average?

[shootingstar]

I'm probably geospatially-challenged. I'm the sort of person if there are 3 different subway exits, and I use an exit route that I normally don't use and end up on a street where I normally don't walk on, I have to think a minute where I am.

Last week, I went snowshoeing in the mountains with my partner. On the last day, he wanted to explore a piece at midway in the snow journey. So I said, ok and I'll just go back ..thinking I knew the route.

I got lost..for almost an hr. Getting lost on a mountain side, with more snowy hills, mountains ahead and ridges in below freezing temp. is different from getting lost on a bike. At least on roads, there's signage, etc.

I could hear the snowmobiles screaming around somewhere...but wasn't clear where to go to flag one down for directions. I wasn't feeling great and knew darkness would fall in less than 2 hrs.

Needless to say...I did get "found" by my partner who snowshoed downward to the hotel and then back up from the valley... after not finding me at hotel where we scheduled to check out in 2 hrs.

Cycling has helped me to feel more comfortable ...to get lost and to climb out of "lostness"....in order to explore the world on my own. It hasn't necessarily made me more geospatially stronger --yet.