Texas Creosote Bush
My thanks to Dan Acosta for the following very interesting email and permission to share: Hi Tristan, I was in the Chihuahuan desert at Big…
Tag: desert navigation
Ants Build Landmarks
Humans are so accustomed to using landmarks that we usually don’t even realise when we are doing it. “Turn left at the post office.” “Meet…
Clues & Signs in Jordan
I’m recently back from Jordan – what an amazing country. My favourite clues and signs from that trip have been added to The Collection.
Sand Patterns, Shadows and Camel Balm
I recently got back from a brief work trip to the United Arab Emirates. Whilst there I visited Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and Fujairah and spent…
Natural Navigation with the Tuareg in the Libyan Sahara
The following article by Tristan Gooley was published in Navigation News in March 2010. My research to date has failed to uncover another soul who…
Oman Desert Navigation Training
As promised, here is a more detailed update on my short time in Oman last week. My main reason for being there was to train…
The Desert and Back
Thank you to everyone who came to the course at the Royal Geographical Society on Friday. Also to those who came to the talk and…
Which way are we looking? Updated.
My thanks to Mark Evans who not only flew over from Oman for a course, but also sent me this great time lapse photo from…
Cardamom Coffee
A couple of weeks ago I promised to write up the story of my afternoon with the Bedouin. The article can be found here.
Barchans and Yardangs
One of the tricks of desert navigation is remembering that wind direction is never entirely random and over time is actually quite dependable. If we…