Navigation is no different than firemaking. The key concept is redundancy; GPS,compass and chart/map, knowledge of the stars and nature's indicators to determine direction. There is also a almost 'mystical' reason to learn and use these skills. I am defining myself in the natural world in our language; true north, , latitude etc. Other dialects, such as magnetic north are used by other creatures on their journeys. GPS is like online music, C.D.s, tapes, L.P.s etc.They're nice, convenient and wonderfull documents. But somehow hearing a musician play Mozart in real time is not dissimilar to plotting a course at night ( second star on the right, and then straight on until tommorow.) <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />