Introduction Have you ever wondered how a compass works? Traditional compasses (not the digital kind found in smart phones and other devices) are tools that take advantage of a natural feature of ...

I have a terrible sense of direction. In the car or on foot, I can get lost effortlessly unless I'm very familiar with where I am. I'm often amazed how well most people get around. I can always find ...

Follow the direction of a compass needle and you'll end up at the North Pole, right? Not these days. The planet's magnetic field is on the move, a normal enough phenomenon, but one that has some ...

My Dad was a pilot and one time, years ago when he came to Santa Barbara to visit me, we rented a small place from the airport to go enjoy the coastal, ocean and island sights from a bird’s-eye view.

This material is taken from Chapter 6 - Wilderness Travel from The Backpackers Field Manual by Rick Curtis. For more details on this exciting book check out The Backpacker's Field Manual Page. This ...

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