Morons. A $75 hand held GPS would have guided them out correctly. At least kept them from walking in the wrong direction. I would never use a vehicle affixed GPS. Its totally reliant on the vehicle.
She was in San Bernadino County. Supposedly 20 miles east of Trono. That puts her no more than 20 miles from the nearest Interstate. With a hand held GPS she would have been out in 8 hours of walking. That is worst case. But most likely she was only 10 miles north of Interstate 15.
And, a map is only helpful if you know where you are.
Morons. A $75 hand held GPS would have guided them out correctly.
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Not always. I have had my much more expensive GPS trying to herd me south of Portsmouth NH towards Boston when I was wanting to go to Maine. Repeatedly
Actually, a halfway-decent map and less than an hour watching which way the sun was traveling would have given her the basic compass points and a strong direction to travel to get help.
As long as you keep track of where you are traveling on a basic map, if your vehicle becomes stuck you know which way to go to get out of your unwanted predicament and to a point where you can request more information and/or medical assistance.