The Procrastination of an Outdoors Writer
Today marks the start of the writing of a new book. And what better way to celebrate it, than by procrastinating! As writers go, I…
Category: Extreme
Extraordinary Winter Clues Competition
The outdoors can feel less exotic in winter and to counter this I thought I would run a competition to get us looking a little…
Prickly Lettuce, A Compass Plant
Prickly lettuce is known to some of its navigating friends as the ‘compass plant’ and to its Roman friends as ‘lactuca serriola’. In truth it…
Chankillo and the Solar Triangle
In the desert of western Peru there are the remnants of a civilization that still holds many mysteries. Archaeoastromomers are able to deduce a few…
The word ‘Naturalism’.
The word ‘nature’ does not confuse many, which is itself a little confusing, since it can have over two dozen meanings. The word ‘nature’ is…
Back from the Arctic
Yesterday I arrived back home after sailing north from Scotland via the Faroe Islands into the Arctic, finishing at Reykjavik. I used the trip to…
Walking in Circles
I am often asked about the tendency of people to walk in circles when lost. Here is an explanation of what happens. 1) If people…
Urban Natural Navigation
A couple of days ago I got off the train in London Victoria station at about 6.40pm. I knew the place I needed to get…
All Roads Lead Home Update
A huge thank you to everyone for all the messages that have been coming in about All Roads Lead Home. I thought it was time…