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For a generation, the Basic Essentials series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books. Whether you're planning a trip or thumbing for facts in the field Basic Essentials books tell you what you need to know.
Inside Basic Essentials® Map and Compass (Third Edition) you'll discover techniques for:
- Choosing and using the right type of compass
- Using a map and compass in concert with a GPS receiver
- Reading and understanding contour lines and other map features
- Plotting a course and finding your way through the wilderness
- Using the stars to navigate rivers, streams, and trails at night
- Finding and ordering the maps you need
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Biography
- Cliff Jacobson is one of North America's most respected outdoors writers and wilderness guides. He is a professional canoe guide and outfitter, a wilderness canoeing and camping consultant, and the author of more than a dozen top-selling books on camping and canoeing. His popular DVD, The Forgotten Skills, details the most important campcraft procedures. Cliff’s methods are proven by the sweat of pack and paddle and are reminiscent of the days when skills were more important than things. He is respected by educators for his backcountry ethics, water quality, and wilderness navigation curricula. This book is largely based on the map and compass curriculum he developed for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. In 2003 the American Canoe Association presented Cliff with the Legends of Paddling Award and inducted him into the ACA Hall of Fame.
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