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As a teen, I used to do this regularly in some woods in northern MN. On a moonless night I could navigate by looking up to see the stars through the gap in the
by elijahparker 6y ago
As a teen, I used to do this regularly in some woods in northern MN. On a moonless night I could navigate by looking up to see the stars through the gap in the trees, indicating the trail. I had many interesting and wonderful experiences— once a flock of whistling swans flew over and I saw their silhouettes pass through over. Another time I a startled a deer (and vise-versa) only a few feet away and it let out a terrifying scream. Another time a flying squirrel landed on my face while I was standing still.
- saiya-jin 6y agoJust be careful with not losing an eye on a tree branch, not so hard to achieve. Or just tripping over some unexpected root and ending with all sorts of injuries, in the middle of the night, in the middle of nowhere. That said I've done it couple of times, but almost always on snow so I saw where laying my feet and on paths I knew I don't need to be worried with above.
- vagrantJin 6y ago> Just be careful with not losing an eye on a tree branch, not so hard to achieve. There are probably more UFO sightings than the sample size of people losing an eye from a branch while walking. Probably in the history of humanity. How stupid would they have to be? Do the branches you know prey on human eyes? Do they do that striking snake kung-fu move whenever they see a human eye?
- yial 6y agoI once got a corneal abrasion from a corn stalk walking into a cornfield in the middle of the day to retrieve an rc plane. It was the worst one my doctor had ever seen. You may be surprised how easy it is to damage your eyes. However, I have gone on many night hikes, and I wouldn’t let that worry hold me back. Moonlight is pretty bright once you get used to it, and even starlight in some places.
- vagrantJin 6y agoIs a cornfield a place where branches are? Is the density of a cornfield a good analog for a forest?