Author(s): Tristan Gooley

Outdoor survival skills

From the New York Times-bestselling author of How to Read a Tree and The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs, rediscover nature by noticing the hidden clues all around you

"A truly vital book for any outdoor adventurer."--Cabin Life

Before GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. A windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong could point the way home, and they still do--if you know how to look.

With The Natural Navigator, his first book, Tristan Gooley invited us to notice the directional clues hidden all around: in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, weather patterns, lengthening shadows, changing tides, growing plants, and habits of wildlife. A decade after publication, this modern classic still reminds us that we can find south by joining the horns of the crescent moon--and find adventure in our own backyards.