Sometimes, GPS navigation apps like Google Maps and Waze can mislead you.Following directions from navigation apps, multiple motorists attempted to use forest roads as an alternate route around the landslide closure at Last Chance Grade on Highway 101, including one traveler who became trapped overnight.The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team was called around 8 a.m. Sunday to aid the California Highway State Patrol with turning motorists around, as well as rescuing one motorist farther up G-O Road, a snow-covered forest road.Although the search and rescue team responded in four-wheel drive vehicles, the depth of the snow made it difficult to proceed at around the 10 mile mark. They were able to continue up Red Mountain Road for about five and half miles before the road became impassable and they were forced to abandon their vehicles and hike.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');Fish and Game officers out of Humboldt County assisted the rescue attempt, communicating over radio that the trapped motorist was one or two miles farther from the Search and Rescue team’s abandoned vehicles.After about a half mile, the motorist was located. He was in good condition and was able to keep warm overnight with the heated seats in his vehicle. Besides the heated seats, his vehicle was completely disabled. Search and Rescue escorted him back to their vehicles and to safety.When traveling on an unfamiliar route, Under Sheriff Randy Waltz recommends travelers use more reliable sources for navigation, such as Caltrans QuickMap, and check road conditions before they leave. Waltz added that travelers should also apply common sense to the situation.“If a road starts getting rough, it might be a message that their GPS app has led them astray,” said Waltz. He added that G-O Road is a temperamental road, especially during the winter. “That route is rough on a passenger car, even in the best of weather.” googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });