If you enjoy hiking (particularly bushwhacking), are good with a topographical map and have a sense of how to correlate terrain features to it, I want to try to encourage you to try competitive orienteering. It's great fun, and excuse to get out and run through the woods with minimal technology - just a map,…Read more Orienteering Basics
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Time and Direction – Celestial Tricks for the Backcountry
Quick tips on finding your way and tracking time while outdoors
Astronomy: Week of 1/8/17 (Two Ways to Find Polaris)
I was going to use this week to talk about some of the iconic, recognizable constellations in the winter sky (Northern hemisphere), but realized the moon would be plowing through them this week, washing out the stars and making them less visible. So instead, while Venus and Mars continue to shine in the west, and…Read more Astronomy: Week of 1/8/17 (Two Ways to Find Polaris)
Flying Squirrel Outdoors 