Finding Your Way in the Outdoors

Outdoor Life Books, Sedgewood Press, 1990. Mass-Market-sized paperback. (ISBN 0-696-11032-6) Good tight copy, good wrappers. Can you travel in the field with complete confidence that you always know how to reach your objective and how to get back? Here's all you'll ever need to know about map and compass - made easy with step-by-step instructions and practical illustrations and diagrams. Compass reading: there are three types of compasses. You learn to use your type. Pre-trip planning: s route sketch with all distance and compass readings. You draw it in the comfort of home. Field navigation: all the problems of finding your way that you might encounter in the field have been anticipated. Weather: if you know clouds, you can predict weather changes. Self-help.