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We walked out of the 1ent straight Into the vast sky of stars over the eastႀ䊉 Sahara Deseႀ䊉. As we stood therႀ gazing upward. I pointed to the Seveႀ SIstႀ䊉 constႀ䊉latiႀ䊉. descႀ䊉 d Its fabled repuႀ䊉 on In the West as directing sailors lost at sea home again. and asked my Bedouin frieႀ䊉 Its name In Arabic. Same name. he replied with a smile: "al-ukhtlyat al-saba'a." I really wanted to believe him. but I suspecႀ䊉 that he was lust making things easiႀ䊉 Abel al-Hadl and members of his exteႀ䊉 family
a large section of this Nortႀ African deseႀ䊉. from the
Me�ftelrranean coast to a small oasis In the middle of the sand. a few each year. The distance they travႀ䊉 Is roughly 300 ml1es. take a compass or use GPS-ႀ䊉 don't need to. Bedouin the endless sand using a knowledႀ䊉 of the night sky that passed down from geneႀ䊉 on to geneႀ䊉 on. They navigႀ䊉 stars and they neveႀ get lost.
tIonal tooIs--sucႀ as compasses. radios. satellites and digitized maps-hႀ䊉 changed the ways humans locaႀ䊉 themႀ䊉 es with In their environment. Now we can not only find our way In the wilderႀ䊉 s. but navigatioႀ䊉l 1echnoloႀ䊉 actually plots our path through It. Individual tools
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to use space satellites to get a specႀ䊉 c locaႀ䊉 reading. Then the unit displႀ䊉 that InformaHon on screen
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reduce margins of error. Digital maps allow us to visualize terrain on a computer screen befoႀ䊉 we physically explore It. The follow ing navlgႀ䊉 al tools are becoming cru cial in the pursuit of adveႀ䊉 re.
such as hand-held GPS units, allow us Digital compasses
The same pinpoint guidance system used by pilots the world over is now available to adventurers who travel by car. bike. snowboard or on foot. This multi purpose GPS receiver tracks and uses up to twelve
satellites al a time for fast accurate positioning. II has enhanced reception-for use even in dense foliage-and a built-in database showing the loca tion of towns and cities. You can zoom in on map dis play and waypoint symbols (automatically stored location points along your route that you can also use
to navigate home). Garmin. 91 3-397-8200 or www.garmin.com; $365.00
This unit combines the utility of a digital map with the functions of GPS: a built _ in basemap covers major roads in North. South and Central America and allows
� you to scroll between cities. states. provinces and countries. This twelve-paral
5E tree cover and urban obstructions. This unit allows you to use MapSource CD Q:: ROMs (digital maps also made by Garmin). for enhanced map detail. Garmin. i3 913-397-8200 or www.garmin.com $463.00
C) lel channel receiver maintains satellite lock under all conditions. induding dense z
::c � t: Navigate in color. This unit offers all the features of the basic GPS unit but
-@ allows you to assign colors to different symbols and flag landmarks and u danger spots such as reefs. campsites. landslides and cliffs. ColorTRAK
Z includes a built-in thermometer. altimeter. internal and external alarms j and a backlit display for night readings. Magellan. 909-394-5000.
� www.magellangps.com: $280.00.