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Category: Weather
Natural Navigation using Snow on Trees
In winter there are lots of new clues formed by the snow, including the strips of snow we find on the windward side of trees.…
What is a Frost Compass?
We say we are using a ‘frost compass’ when we find direction by looking at frost patterns. We can navigate using the sun, because it…
The Temperature Rises Before Snow Arrives
The temperature often rises just before it snows, but why? When it is very cold in winter, we instinctively feel that snow is likely. It…
Book Cover Reveal
This is the UK cover of my latest book, How to Read a Tree. Hope you like it. It can be pre-ordered through the usual…
Finding Your Way in Lord of the Rings
My thanks to Gretchen Lorenzen for writing to me with this interesting observation (and permission to share it): “Beyond enjoying the clues outdoors, though, I…
Little and Large Natural Navigation Clues
Sometimes natural navigation is more challenging than others. I’m often asked, “What is the most difficult place to navigate using nature?” I think people expect…
From a Raindrop to a River
Here is an extraordinary and fun website that shows where any raindrop will end up over the US. https://river-runner.samlearner.com/ Have a play! You might also…
Dew Maps the Cold Pockets
Dew shows us the places that remain cold even after the rest of the landscape has warmed up. On sunny days in autumn it is…