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Nice! I just discovered the same. I have kids but I love to go on long hikes alone, so I just started to go on long walks after they go to bed. I discovered sim
by lukebuehler 6y ago
Nice! I just discovered the same. I have kids but I love to go on long hikes alone, so I just started to go on long walks after they go to bed. I discovered similar things that this article mentions: amazing star gazing, and also moon rises. I cannot recommend it enough.
If you are scared, start with an area where you don’t have to walk through forested areas, like a large open field. You’d be surprised how much light there is. Then work up to walking through darker areas.
- beaconstudios 6y agoyou could also wear a head-mounted torch while navigating and turn it off when you've found a nice spot to relax and observe for a while.
- dividedbyzero 6y agoI'd strongly recommend anyone doing this to wear (or at least carry in a pocket) a head-mounted torch in any case, even if you don't plan on using it at all. There are small ones that don't cost a lot and are really lightweight, and you don't need a lot of light if your eyes are accomodated to darkness anyway. A headlamp is absolutely invaluable when unexpected problems arise, like that one time I found a groaning person at the riverbank in moonless darkness or the one time I lost my way a little bit in the mountains, or the one time someones dog got scared and hid somewhere in the bushes and wouldn't return on its own. Hands-free light is just really really good to have.
- ourmandave 6y ago...like that one time I found a groaning person at the riverbank in moonless darkness or the one time I lost my way a little bit in the mountains, or the one time someones dog got scared and hid somewhere in the bushes and wouldn't return on its own. It feels like those are all from the same event. =)