Turn Every Walk into a Game of Detection When writer and navigator Tristan Gooley journeys outside he sees a natural world filled with clues. The roots of a tree indicate the suns 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 youre 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 revealif you only know how to look Publishers Note The Lost Art of Reading Natures Signs was previously published in the UK under the title The Walkers Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs. show more