Turn every walk into a game of detectionâwith master outdoorsman Tristan Gooley, New York Timesâbestselling author of How to Read a Tree and The Natural Navigator
âThe worldâs least lost wanderer. . . . Tristanâs forever stopping, examining, trying to solve the riddles that nature sets in front of him.ââSmithsonian
When writer and navigator Tristan Gooley journeys outside, he sees a natural world filled with clues. The roots of a tree indicate the sunâs direction; the Big Dipper tells the time; a passing butterfly hints at the weather; a sand dune reveals prevailing wind; the scent of cinnamon suggests altitude; a budding flower points south. To help you understand nature as he does, Gooley shares more than 850 tips for forecasting, tracking, and more, gathered from decades spent walking the landscape around his home and around the world. Whether youâre walking in the country or city, along a coastline, or by night, this is the ultimate resource on what the land, sun, moon, stars, plants, animals, and clouds can revealâonly if you know how to look!
#1 Bestseller in Stargazing
Publisherâs Note: The Lost Art of Reading Natureâs Signs was previously published in the UK under the title The Walkerâs Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs.
The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs - Tristan Gooley
Turn every walk into a game of detectionâwith master outdoorsman Tristan Gooley, New York Timesâbestselling author of How to Read a Tree and The Natural Navigator
âThe worldâs least lost wanderer. . . . Tristanâs forever stopping, examining, trying to solve the riddles that nature sets in front of him.ââSmithsonian
When writer and navigator Tristan Gooley journeys outside, he sees a natural world filled with clues. The roots of a tree indicate the sunâs direction; the Big Dipper tells the time; a passing butterfly hints at the weather; a sand dune reveals prevailing wind; the scent of cinnamon suggests altitude; a budding flower points south. To help you understand nature as he does, Gooley shares more than 850 tips for forecasting, tracking, and more, gathered from decades spent walking the landscape around his home and around the world. Whether youâre walking in the country or city, along a coastline, or by night, this is the ultimate resource on what the land, sun, moon, stars, plants, animals, and clouds can revealâonly if you know how to look!
#1 Bestseller in Stargazing
Publisherâs Note: The Lost Art of Reading Natureâs Signs was previously published in the UK under the title The Walkerâs Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs.