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The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors, Second Edition
Bok av David Seidman
the essential series--your trusted guides "Puts the world of wilderness navigation in the palm of your hand."--adventure west "teaches the essential disciplines of compass and map-reading . . . but goes beyond the basics with useful, eye-opening advice on how to read nature's highway signs--vegetation bands, wind-whipped ripples in sand or snow, and the positions of the sun and stars."--Northeast Outdoors if you're at all unsure of your backwoods direction-finding skills, The Essential Wilderness Navigator is the guide you've been looking for. It teaches you how to observe--to see, smell, hear, and sense the details of the environment around you. Then, to supplement your newly enhanced sense of direction, you'll learn to read maps, use a compass, and find your location and route with reference to landmarks. This updated second edition also includesThe basics of global positioning system (GPS) navigation and CD-ROM mapsA full-color section on reading topographical mapsNavigating in deserts, mountains, and snow Whether you're planning an extended wilderness trek or a day hike on marked trails, here's how to stay found.