6-Navigating the Wilderness

Book six of the Apache Survival series covers wilderness navigation without modern instruments. Apache people navigated vast territories using observations of the sun, moon, stars, wind patterns, vegetation, and animal behavior. This book covers reading terrain for direction, using natural landmarks, tracking distance traveled, and the mental mapping techniques that allowed Apache travelers to cross hundreds of miles without getting lost.

GPS fails. Batteries die. Maps get wet or lost. The ability to navigate by natural signs is a skill that never fails because it depends on nothing but your own observation. Apache navigation methods are remarkably accurate and can be learned by anyone willing to pay attention to their environment. For hikers, backpackers, and anyone who ventures off-trail.