Perfect for pack or pocket, this book breaks down its subject into the essential topics, providing practical and portable information useful in the field.
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Backpacker magazine’s Trailside Navigation brings you essential mind gear from the two most respected and reliable publishers of outdoor-related information. Learn how to choose and use a compass and altimeter, read a map, plot a course and find your way through the wilderness, and use maps and compass in concert with a GPS receiver.
Perfect for pack or pocket, this book breaks down its subject into the essential topics, providing practical and portable information useful in the field. Full-color photos and illustrations complement concise, clear text, introducing you to basic and intermediate skills needed to safely and successfully get by in the outdoors.
About the Author
Molly Absolon is a former NOLS instructor, an environmental educator, and outdoor writer. She is the author of the Backpacker Magazine Core Skills books Campsite Cooking, Trailside Navigation, Trailside First Aid, and Outdoor Survival.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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A nice little book on trailside navigation. It is always good to know where you are at and where you are going. I was hiking in a national park this summer with my wife coming down a mountain when we came across some other hikers who were absolutely exhausted. They decided to turn back when they found out it was not going to get any easier. One of them had selected the hike and said that "it looked pretty flat on the map". They were on one of the steepest trails in the park with frequent switchbacks to make the trail hikable. It is always nice to know that when map contour lines are very close together, it is steep and when the contour lines are very far apart it is in fact flat. I wish I had a copy of this book to give them at the time.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Very good guide for the beginner and moderately advanced backpacker/hiker. Clear and concise explanation of the basics of map and compass navigation.
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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My husband is an ultra light backpacking kind of guy. He has enjoyed this magazine for years. I prepaid for several years in advance. Just recently we purchased an e-reader-tablet and now I want to sign up with an electronic version instead. Backpacker magazine does a nice email page, they send out occasionally. It has great advice, ideas or new products that are out in the market.
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