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The Natural Navigator: A Watchful Explorer's Guide to a Nearly Forgotten Skill Hardcover – January 1, 2011

by Tristan Gooley (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars 12 customer reviews
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: The Experiment (February 1, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1615190295
  • ISBN-13: 978-1615190294
  • Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 1 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,861 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsMore than just Navigation, this is a lifestyle
By Brad Allen on January 21, 2011
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Tristan Gooley has presented us with a very special and unique book. It is not a list of navigational tricks or orienteering procedures, although there are some great ones in here, but a philosophy of how to walk in the woods or sail the ocean while tuning oneself to the place, as opposed to blind-reckoning with a host of electronic tools (his approach reminds me of Robert Miller's approach in Kayaking the Inside Passage: A Paddling Guide from Olympia, Washington to Muir Glacier, Alaska when he says "a person who needs GPS to kayak the Inside Passage should not be kayaking the Inside Passage"). Tristen wants us to look beyond the location and see the place.

"This is only the latest in a long cultural development...from Greek philosopher and geographer Anaximander's first map of the world, created in 500 BC, that has proved that it is possible to convey information about the location of a place without the need to convey a sense of the place itself. This has been a powerful development, but its very success has led to a strangely limited perspective of the world and the journey itself".

Tristan attempts to coach us on how to recognize the cues and see the world around us. Although there are a few simple tricks such as the fact that satellite dishes usually point towards the equator, most of his teaching is more complex. How to use the sun to tell direction. How to tell time by the stars. Which way is south based on the shape of a trail tread.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsStrikingly Seductive
By Derek Stow on March 7, 2011
Format: Hardcover
Tristan Gooley is the only living person to have both sailed and flown solo across the Atlantic. He is also the Natural Navigator.

Natural navigation is essentially the art of finding your way by using nature, but Tristan's book goes much further than that and describes a strikingly seductive approach to connecting with the natural world. For Tristan, natural navigation is not just about rediscovering the navigational techniques used by ancient civilizations or primitive peoples, although you will find plenty of such knowledge in the book. It is also much more for him than learning a few survival tricks, although there is advice in his book that might save your life the next time you find yourself lost in the desert or the arctic wastes. The deeper meaning of natural navigation, which Tristan explains in this book, is about opening all your senses to the information around you in nature and opening your mind to understanding that information in new ways that will enhance your appreciation of this fascinating world in which we live.

Tristan's book is at the same time comprehensive and intriguing. He covers the subject of natural navigation from every angle you can imagine: directional signs that can be seen on the land and in plant life; understanding the apparent motions of the sun, the moon and the stars and how they can be used in navigation; techniques that can be used at sea based on the wind, waves, tides, currents, swells, the color of the ocean, clouds, smell, taste, even navigating underwater; and what can be learned from animal life. There seems to be no end to Tristan's curiosity into discovering navigational signs in nature. On his blog this month he has been exploring what can be learned from the directions of flight of flying fish!Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsNatural Navigator Review
By Randolph on February 20, 2011
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The Natural Navigator is an excellent book that will be fun and a valuable aid to anyone with the need to venture outside their house. It's full of useful tips and information. The book clearly and concisely explains natural concepts that will be of value even to this crusty old field geologist and backpacker. I wish it had been available 45 years ago when I was just starting.
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4.0 out of 5 starsA Great Gift for Hunters
By gatomesa on January 15, 2013
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My brother hunts in the woods in northern AZ and told me this book has helped him navigate the terrain many a time.
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent Book
By Rodrigo RAmos on March 20, 2015
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This book is amazing and exactly what I was looking for. A neat trip into the forgotten and dying art of natural navigation.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGood stuff to know..
By Mary Parker on February 8, 2013
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I go to the woods to play a lot and this book was full of valuable tips to know.
Some of the tips I was aware of but there were many new ones in there I didnt know.
This book could save lives...
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