Beach Hut Picture Puzzle
What direction are we looking in this photo of West Wittering beach in West Sussex, UK? Clues (if you want them): All dunes form with…
Tag: dunes
Reindeer Lichen and Wild Feelings
I live in the chalk hills of the South Downs. On my daily walks over these hills I am always greeted by familiar alkaline-loving flora.…
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…
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…