{"id":2603,"date":"2017-11-17T19:39:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T19:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v2.mappyhour.org\/blog\/?p=2603"},"modified":"2018-12-03T17:31:02","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T17:31:02","slug":"springfield-map-compass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/2017\/11\/springfield-map-compass\/","title":{"rendered":"Springfield: Map &#038; Compass"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The second Mappy Hour in Springfield, started with name tags and a fun worksheet that had everyone fill in the blanks for topographic map terms. It was a good exercise to figure out what we all knew before diving into the educational part of the night.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s presenter, Jason Bettis (Kuat Racks Adventure race captain) led a basic map and compass overview before he introduced the activity of the night. We would need to practice navigation from the brewery to locales nearby. After we practiced, we dove into local places to explore including Missouri State Parks. Jason closed with a funny story about an adventure race he did when he got lost. His piece of advice: always trust the compass, it does not lie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2604 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MH-Springfield-2-e1511139296368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1004\" height=\"670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MH-Springfield-2-e1511139296368.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MH-Springfield-2-e1511139296368-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MH-Springfield-2-e1511139296368-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MH-Springfield-2-e1511139296368-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MH-Springfield-2-e1511139296368-145x97.jpg 145w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MH-Springfield-2-e1511139296368-286x191.jpg 286w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MH-Springfield-2-e1511139296368-846x565.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212; The crew looking at maps.&#8212;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2639 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MO-STATE-PARK-MAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MO-STATE-PARK-MAP.jpg 920w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MO-STATE-PARK-MAP-400x336.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MO-STATE-PARK-MAP-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MO-STATE-PARK-MAP-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MO-STATE-PARK-MAP-145x122.jpg 145w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MO-STATE-PARK-MAP-286x240.jpg 286w, https:\/\/mappyhour.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MO-STATE-PARK-MAP-846x710.jpg 846w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;Missouri State Parks Map &#8212;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second Mappy Hour in Springfield, started with name tags and a fun worksheet that had everyone fill in the blanks for topographic map terms. 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