Never let a shifting canyon dictate your patience. Find a handful of hard landmarks that stay put—rock outcrops, deep scratches, that kind of thing—and use those as anchor points. As the rest of the walls dance, move the grid with them instead of trying to freeze it. Think of it as a living map, not a paper plan. The trick is to stay as fluid as the canyon itself.

Yeah, the wind can shove even the sturdiest outcrops. Drop the idea of absolute fixed points and think of a reference frame instead. Pick something deeper—like a buried stone or a scar on the bedrock that shows up at the same angle every time. Then use those as your base and let the surface shift around them. Keep a small notebook of how the walls have moved in the last run; that way you can anticipate the next move. It’s not a perfect map, but it’s a living one that keeps you from getting lost.