New Video Interview with Mike Douglas
Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Mike Douglas of the Maine Primitive Skills School. We talked about natural navigation, of course, but in a…
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A Rabbit’s Tail is a Sign
My thanks to Dana and Carol Elmer for their fascinating observation and email: For years, my wife and I would walk a two mile route…
Architectural Navigation Clues
In rural and urban areas, buildings can help us to find our way. Take a look at the picture above of a building at the…
Cluespotting in Puddles
My thanks to Omar and Fran for braving the elements on the course last Friday. I knew they were in the zone when they stopped…
Lichens are a Sign of Fresh Air
I can think of no other organism with the modesty of lichens. They add richness to every outdoor scene, yet seek little recognition and get…
WorldWild Podcast
What happens when a pioneering forager and the natural navigator discuss the natural world? A long, wide-ranging, unusual and occasionally philosophical conversation between renowned forager,…
A Brief Introduction to Cloud Clues
Supercomputers churn mounds of data and give us a more accurate weather forecasts than our ancestors could manage. But there is something more satisfying about…
Wayfinding with the Polynesian Voyaging Society
Something a little different today – a guest blog. I am very grateful to Hye Jung Kim and all the team at Project Wayfinder for…
The Supermoon and Tides
Tides are at the greatest range near a full or new moon and these are called ‘spring tides’. This is when the sun and moon’s…