num_pages: 288
description: Starting with a simple question 'Which way am I looking?' Tristan Gooley blends natural science myth folklore and the history of travel to introduce you to the rare and ancient art of finding your way using nature's own sign-posts from the feel of a rock to the look of the moon.With Tristan's help you'll learn why some trees grow the way they do and how they can help you find your way in the countryside. You'll discover how it's possible to find North simply by looking at a puddle and how natural signs can be used to navigate on the open ocean and in the heart of the city. Wonderfully detailed and full of fascinating stories this is a glorious exploration of a rediscovered art. About The Author: Tristan Gooley set up his natural navigation school The Natural Navigator after studying and practising the art for over ten years. His passion for the subject stems from hands-on experience. He has led expeditions in five continents climbed mountains in Europe Africa and Asia sailed across oceans and piloted small aircraft to Africa and the Arctic. He is the only living person to have both flown and sailed solo across the Atlantic. Tristan is a Fellow of both the Royal Institute of Navigation and the Royal Geographical Society and is the Vice Chairman of Trailfinders. He lives with his wife and two sons in West Sussex. Table of Contents The perfect book for getting you started on your own adventure The Natural Navigator is a wonderfully stimulating book. Tristan Gooley sidesteps technology to celebrate our own powers of observation and suggests that the art of natural navigation is something we should never have forgotten.Gooley is a fine writer with a philosophical passion for the subject ... his advice is at times glorious in its simplicity and fascinating in its execution ... his advice is so well structured that even enthusiastic amateurs will fin
language: English
title: The Natural Navigator
publisher: Virgin Books