Page 198 - The Lost Ways

- By Shannon Azares -

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I
think I have ended up where I needed to be.”

– Douglas Adams

Have you ever wondered how people used to find their way across the land or

the seas without modern equipment? Not having a GPS might be doable, but having no
maps might be veering toward unbelievable.

Still, we have no way of being sure that we will always have the comfort of either. After
all, few people even own maps anymore, and our GPS system will be totally unreliable in
case of an EMP. All that we’ll know is what cities are north, south, east, or west.

Shadow Tip Method

This is based on the fact that the sun moves across the sky from east to west.

Materials:

❖ Stick

❖ Pebble

Procedure:

❖ Dig a small hole on the ground, where you will stand the stick.

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