A Warming Email
Received yesterday, gratefully, and shared with permission: Hello Tristan Gooley, I am not sure if this will reach you directly, but I am hoping it…
Tag: USA
A Parasol Pine in Texas
My thanks to Dan for this email and permission to share: Hi Tristan, I received a copy of your newest book on trees and it’s…
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…
What do Scientists Read on Holiday?
Dear Mr. Gooley,I have stumbled upon your book on the secret world of weather in a small bookstore in Flagstaff, Arizona on a road trip.…
I Had to Reach Out
My thanks to Betsy from Corvallis, Oregon, USA, for this email: Hi! I don’t know if the author has time for such small excitements, but…
Weather, navigation and hunting in Oregon
An interesting email exchange with Gary from Oregon, shared with permission: Tristan, I am very much enjoying your new book, “The Secret World of Weather”. …
Animal Weather Signs in Montana
My thanks to Dean for this very interesting pair of emails from dry cow country, Montana, USA: Tristan, I’m getting to the last fifty pages…
Feedback from Michigan
My thanks to Tim Webb for reading my books and writing with some local feedback: I thought you may enjoy this photo. Contrails in west…
What is a Landmark?
The definition of a landmark is simple: A landmark is any object – natural or artificial – that is easily recognizable and that helps us…
New Book US Cover Reveal
I’m delighted and excited to reveal the North American cover of my new book, The Secret World of Weather. It is out on April 8th…
The Sorting by Sea Currents
Sea currents sort objects according to size, shape and weight. There is a documented case of left Wellington boots from a lost container washing up…
Observations from Narragansett
Hello Tristan, I have read your book, “The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Sign’s” with a great deal of interest. Since reading your book, I’ve…
How to Make a Compass out of a Tree Stump
Very nice email in with a helpful photo: I was stargazing this past week in the Davis Mountains in Texas. I had been pointing out…
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…
Adventure Sports Podcast
I recently did a podcast interview with Mason Gravley of the Adventure Sports Podcast in the US. (Interview begins about 5.40 mins in.) There are…
7th Printing for Lost Art
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs is now into its seventh printing in the US. My thanks to all who have bought it.
Reading Water in San Francisco
A massive thank you to Zina Deretsky in California, who got in touch because she is a wild swimmer who loves reading water. Zina is…
Getting from A to B in a City
There are a couple of interesting articles in the latest issue of The Economist. One called, Getting on the Map, is mainly about crowd-sourced mapping…