"Professional Target" wrote in message
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Don't know how many have tried this, but if you havn't, I recommend it.
There is a rather heavily wooded area near my home with a small river
running
through it. I've had the pleasure of paddling through there after dark a
few times and... if you like being "creeped out", this is the way to do it

Everything changes once the sun goes down. You notice the insect
population
seems to increase substantially (bring "juice"), owls start calling,
coyotes
howling... you find yourself looking over your shoulder a lot. You hear
things moving through the trees that aren't there in daylight - things you
can't see... *big* things

In spite of the creepy feeling you get, it ends up being absolutely
peaceful
and quiet with nothing but the light of the moon to guide you back home.
And fortunately for me, I live in an area where the most dangerous animal
you're likely to encounter in the woods at night (besides humans) is a
deer.

It's definitely not a match with my own clock, but I have to say the best
thing is to head out in the dark and paddle about until sunrise. My wife and
I did this at Lake of Two Rivers. It happened to be foggy as well, which
really screws up the sound of things. It's the time of day Michael Runtz
(amazing photographer and naturalist) raves about.