After reading your post I could not get it out of my head that I had heard
about the red glasses someplace before. It finally came to me today that it
was in some pilot training material I have read. It seems that military
pilots, at one time, prepared for night surveillance flights by wearing the
glasses before starting the mission.

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KENNETH MCCLELLAND
"PMH" wrote in message ...
Professional Target wrote:

Don't know how many have tried this, but if you havn't, I recommend it.



I also recommend learning to walk through the woods at night -
especially when there is NO moon (or limited moonlight). It's
astonishing how much one can see, feel & hear in *the dark,* since it's
seldom truly full dark. It may take as much as 30 minutes for your eyes
to become fully dark-adapted (sometimes accellerated by wearing red
glasses if one must be active prior to going out). Then, once you're
comfortable with a trail or piece of land in the dark, try going
blindfolded. One's senses become greatly heightened & it's a rush like
no druggie will ever find.

Yours in the north Maine woods,
Pete Hilton (Reg. Me. Guide) aka The Ent

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Either everyone has rights or some have privileges.
It's really that simple.
Walt Kelly

bdubya writes:
I was about a mile offshore on Lake Michigan last night; southerly
breeze was freshening, the waves were starting to build, and I
realized I had no lights. That was definitely creepy, especially when
a powerboat would come near....

(But with a waxing half-moon riding high over the Chicago skyline, it
was pretty darn splendiferous, too. I'll remember the light next
time.)

Probably a good idea :)

I havn't been brave enough (or had the time enough, for that matter) to
venture out on Lake Michigan, even during the day. I live about 20 miles
west of Chicago, so I'm certainly close enough.

Are you involved in any of the local paddling clubs?


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Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal
that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they
ought to be.