![Exploration_20250323_153417_0000.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNR9LGUEMvHK9Vibdhj8sqojMPYgWWhZRruVUin23CWKp/Exploration_20250323_153417_0000.png) Hello my dear friends, How are you all? I hope you are all fine. Let's meet me again i am your very own Faran Nabeel and Today I am going to participate in the exploration challenge that is organized by @karianaporras. The today contest is about to marking tracks and leave clue perfectly to arrived at your destination. --------- Marking tracks is really helpful for us especially when we visiting a new place such as parks, jungles and hills for hiking or etc, then we have need to leave a clue for remember path that we used and we also need to keep signs for those who coming after us. When they will follow our marks then they can easily reach to us on time. ------- > **Task 1 : Locate 3 natural trails and 3 artificial trails in your area and explain what each of them is about.** ### Natural Tracks # | ![IMG_20250323_123848.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWbYMcqEtrcb383Thx2kUuKeiCfk2ufgHTUCpKrmiEL4H/IMG_20250323_123848.jpg) | - | ^{**Someone left their Sign on Tree that is J**}

![IMG_20250322_225938.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaxRPLhbobRHtksJUEt7DBneuyG7TRwpFHryDtMZie6hY/IMG_20250322_225938.jpg) ^{**Human Footprint at Mountain Ridges & Peaks**}

![IMG_20250322_225921.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSmJaUMBTV8nbuZdLW3bv94Ad24ra5tg2PfHvrufVSMu4/IMG_20250322_225921.jpg) ^{**Human's things & Clue Near Rivers & Streams**}

--------- As i said on above when we visit some special place such as mountains, so then we may can lost pur route and path that we had used. But for this situation the nature give us to some natural trails for leaving signs to keep us to remember that path. For this there are some brilliant examples of these,

![IMG_20250323_150332.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQVJQi1kfjwSXMu79qJUok7XuuxhrQKubsLfTv6hPj8ou/IMG_20250323_150332.jpg)

Trees, The trees are one of the most reliable natural trails. Because it is the sign of live and on such it is also very helpful to find the correct route for us. Because many peoples who may used these path keep left their signs on trees such someone leave the first letter of his name as thier clue of his path and that clue can also help others that someone else already used this path so, it's it safe and correct route for us. #

![IMG_20250323_001710.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYV5d726nHNkDLaDE3XfTqwctCProWkLiwNx3BvDGu3ZG/IMG_20250323_001710.jpg)

Rivers and Streams are also one of the most reliable natural trails. Throughout the history we can saw, the people have followed the course of rivers to find their way because the flow of water is typically leads to such areas like lakes where human things can find, it can guiding travelers to on their destination. And it is also a sign of live because rivers provide resources such as fresh water, making them essential for the survival. Mountain peaks offer another natural trail for us. Because at these high points give us a clear overview of the surrounding area and can be used to navigate through forests and valleys. And finding human aur animal's footprint at the ridge can also help us to follow the correct way. By following these tracks can help us to find the correct route. Because certain animals, such as deer create well-worn paths that often lead to water or food sources. ### Artificial Tracks # ![IMG_20250322_213808.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmchkFzbm94nAfeeoNokq1LrYZM651w4F2XaiLdALCaAgS/IMG_20250322_213808.jpg) ^{Billboards & Banners on Roads}

![IMG_20250323_090402.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaoz1Fv8aqL5FobwAJbWoSU4VMJ6u9po9eueBn7tobMv3/IMG_20250323_090402.jpg) ^{**Famous Masjid in our Town or in my Colony**}

![Snapchat-88925917.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmejUWtnpSSkLLo15icqvDYrg5vi2CHDbowZSXanwL1ERH/Snapchat-88925917.jpg) ^{**Famous Restaurant & Building in The City**}

------ The Artificial tracks are very easy to recognize and investigate because in urban we can saw many billboards or banners who guide us about the directions and mostly we follow the google map to find any location but however when we don't have the access of this or don't have internet then we can still find places by recognizing signs and boards.

![IMG_20240709_041426.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbfejsWtwdvqy9dujKLwmQq1YnYmdqqVSZXD1TUnpVmT5/IMG_20240709_041426.jpg) ^{Banners & Billboards on Roads}

Billboards & Banners on Roads are one of the most common and reliable artificial track. because these are man-made routes that is designed for vehicles. By following these roads and reading billboards, we can easily navigate between cities & villages even in colonies. They are typically well-marked with signs, and by following them we will usually lead to our destination. The road's signs show the direction of different areas that people can follow them and reach to their destination. Masjid is also one of the most reliable and common artificial track for us, Especially when that we talk about the towns and colonies so, then we recognize the famous masjid at town to get the direction of our destination. So, it would be a good artificial track in our local areas to navigate to our destination. We can tell to others about that mosque when we want them to reach us. Then it would be a good track for his destination.

![IMG_20200901_165239.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQsJAiGzFSDttpGA5ZPZnVAWKXW2kXtApb7FiBeM22oLB/IMG_20200901_165239.jpg) ^{Famous School in my Town}

The famous buildings like markets, schools or hospitals are also the another artificial tracks for us that is very familiar for many of peoples. It is a very good artificial track because sometimes the names of schools or hospitals and markets are well-known and familiar to everyone. This makes artificial tracks easy to navigate with our destination. We can use the name of that hospital to show direction to someone if they want to reach somewhere. ----------- > **Task 2, Trace a path in your area and use the clue signs to locate each space on the map accordingly. Remember to use elements of the environment and nature to form the clues.** * **Step 01 :** Design Map of my Area ![IMG-20250323.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSAUAKxW9i4EXkR5THb1nUZWTPMq8pP5x3SvrLgjveCe8/IMG-20250323-WA0000.jpg) * **Step 02:** Idea of adding clues ony path. ![IMG-20250323.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPXbJXEpHEbjoe5WbvpSCuNhZYLtMU5NqCUfTs8SZndw5/IMG-20250323-WA0002.jpg) * **Step 03:** Finally Map is ready with clues on my path by using natural elements. ![IMG-20250323-1.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmf7wmU6it8YyT2b9irn4ztpGqMKd8hf6f9nMdqCi4h2c2/IMG-20250323-WA0001.jpg) ----------- > **Task 3, Explain in your own words the path you followed, the elements you used, and where you arrived.** This map shows a route that follow from my house to bakery shop . First, i start walk and leave my house with a sign "", in a picture For this sign i used four woods to mark my home. Then i avoid the areas that i marked with "❌," sign as they show places where i wouldn’t go. As was guided by our mentor. I follow the first straight arrow ⬆️, that is the path i will take. For this arrow i used three woods sticks for leaving as it my clue for path. After i reach the end of that straight arrow ⬆️, then after a few minutes of walk i move along the left side arrow ⬅️, that shown on the map. This will lead me to my next section of the route. By Continue following the straight and left side arrows, and keep avoiding the "❌", marks because they represent places that i were not enter. For showing these marks i used two woods sticks. When i reach the final point i turn straight again, where i have reached my destination that is shown as ⚫ on the map.. In short, to reach the correct place, follow the straight and left side arrow ⬆️ ⬅️, carefully and stay away from the ❌ marked areas. These signs will guide you to the right path!. ------- > **What did you think of this week's homework? Did you know you could leave clues in a very simple way? Was this course easy for you to complete? What was the most difficult part, and what did you learn?** Truly speak this is my first participation on this challenge but now i realized that i did big mistake to skip participation in old challenges, because this week's homework was very interesting! And I realized that leaving clues in a simple way can be really helpful for guiding others through a task or puzzle. It makes the information easier to follow and more engaging for others For me, completing this week challenge was not too difficult, but it did require some creative & careful thinking, especially when how to find clues and when how to interpreting the clues and understanding how to present them clearly. The most difficult part for me was finding the balance between being clear enough to help others by leaving just enough clue for them to figure things out. It taught me the importance of simplicity in the communication that too much detail can confuse the person receiving the clue, while too little can make it hard to follow, so to make balance between this is really a difficult task for me. Overall, I learned that sometimes the simplest methods of leaving signs are the most effective for others who comes after us. And by following these signs they can easily reach to us. -------- Now i invite my friends @suboohi, @sualeha, @ulfatulrahmah, @sdutaskitchen, @chant, @seh-rish, @josepha and @wilmer1988 to participate in this challenge. Regards, Faran Nabeel ![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSgzp7bdbuscG2LsrM5R1WA14S1pC52DKVQoCLRKodsQT/image.png)