{"id":690,"date":"2016-06-25T23:15:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T23:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eyehike.com\/2016\/finding-your-way-with-a-map-and-compass\/"},"modified":"2016-06-25T23:15:44","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T23:15:44","slug":"finding-your-way-with-a-map-and-compass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyehike.com\/2016\/finding-your-way-with-a-map-and-compass\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Your Way with a Map and Compass"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyehike.com\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyehike.com\/2016\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"Download PDF\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-pdf-title\">PDF<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eyehike.com\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/690?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eyehike.com\/2016\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><i><b>If you are lost without a compass, point the hour hand of your watch at the sun. 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