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Big Dipper Clock

Big Dipper Clock

“The herders and guards knew the hour of the night, when there was a clear sky, by the position of the big dipper; the Great Bear was their only clock.”

[Note: Instructions on telling time by the Big Dipper: https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/tell-time-by-stars.html]

Big Dipper Clock

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Scott AlumbaughIn early March 2020, I decided to bikepack the length of the Pony Express Trail in Summer 2021, following the Pony Express Bikepacking Route, a nearly all off-road route created by Jan Bennett. You can learn more here >

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