The Natural Navigator

Name: The Natural Navigator
ISBN: 9781615190294

a watchful explorer's guide to a nearly forgotten skill

by Tristan Gooley

Why it's on the shelf

Finding direction using the sun, stars, plants, and land. A backup for when you have no compass.

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Carina Kjellstrom Elgin, Bjorn Kjellstrom

The classic orienteering guide to using a map and compass. Teaches a skill that needs no batteries.

Jonathan Eaton (editor)

The standard reference for boating, piloting, and marine navigation.

W. S. Kals

The Sierra Club's guide to map, compass, and GPS navigation.

U.S. Department of the Army

The U.S. Army's land navigation manual. The Army publishes the current version (TC 3-25.26) free; print reprints are widely available.