davidmil

YUP, just look at the thing for some place you've been. In flat country they're a bear to really pin point some spots. A circle could also be a bowl. LOL Contour lines will always point upstream and down a ridge finger. The closer lines are together the steeper the terrain. If the lines are further apart leading up to a hill you know it's less steep than the side where the lines are close together. Find a ridge with a couple circles as you say, a circle doesn't necessarily mean a true round circle. It can have many little points, close together sides and all sorts of shapes. Find a couple circles near each other and you probably have a saddle in between. Just get out and play.Before you go mark out some fingers, ridges or hilltops and decide what you'll see when you get there. Is one side going to be easier(less steep) than others. I think you'll find out in no time it's not rocket science to navigate and know what you'll find. Look for shelfs or benches on the sidde of a hill. You'll know it's that as the lines will get further apart on the bench but be closer together up hill and down hill. Have fun.