I was lying in bed reading my current book of choice (The Shimmer by David Morrelll) and came across a tid-bit of useful info:
If you are lost, you can look up at the sky (if the stars are out) and find the Big Dipper.
The last two stars point toward the Little Dipper.
The last star on the Little Dipper points toward the North.
That's all well and good, and I will try to remember this if I'm ever lost in the woods on a clear night.
Makes me wonder why Jon Voight had to resort to a "homemade needle" on a leaf in water to find direction in the movie "The Edge" and even be wrong about it.
But hey, suppose I use this Dipper info to find "North?"
Then which way is East and which way is West?
Give me one more clue, and I might know where I am.
I am lost.
