ORIGINAL: npaden
Also it was nice to have all the different spots marked as waypoints so you knew when you were only a mile from the trail, truck, etc.
This is how I use my GPS most. Putting in waypoints. I also love my GPS to walk out in the dark out of the high country. I don't need it to walk in the dark because somewhere in the back of my mind I know the sun is coming up in a few hours. At night it could be many hours of darkness to get even more lost.