MID-DAY NATURAL NAVIGATION CLASS

June 30, noon

Getting around accurately is a valuable survival skill!  Sometimes you have a compass and map, and sometimes you don’t.

In this two-hour class, you’ll learn how to construct a sun compass, and how you can use that to tell direction and time.  This sun compass is nearly as accurate as your magnetized compass, and the “clock” is more accurately telling you local solar time — good enough for general purposes.

You’ll also learn some natural methods of telling direction, which are ages-old observations.  You’ll learn which are worth remembering, and which are “old husband’s tales.”

We’ll also address how to identify constellations for telling directions, and how to navigate with only a compass.  So bring your compass.

What we cover in our short time will depend upon how much time everyone needs to grasp the concepts.  Location 2, Hahamongna Watershed Park.