Hi Littlewing. Another great spooky story. Thanks so much for keeping the series going. You know I'm loving it.
You also know that I love to camp. But after having read your story, I have to admit something. Being out in the woods at night can be creepy. Some might be afarid of bears, or afraid of getting lost, etc. But being out in nature, and seeing how large it is, and how small I am, I'm always reminded of how much I don't see or understand. So when I'm out in a tent late at night it's not the obvious dangers of the wilderness that gets to me, it's the unknown and the unknowable.
Gary
I know what you mean, Gary. I'm sure that Ennis and Jack saw a lot of creepy things up on Brokeback at night. I think they had to? Anyway, I love camping as well, even though I've only camped at public sites where one does not have to be an expert camper. Now places like Yosemite..well..that is a place for experienced campers, IMHO. The closest I've come to being afraid at night in camp? Well, we were camping at a lake where racoons ran wild at night, rummaging through trash, even climbing into trucks and cars, stealing food. It was kind of creepy seeing all those racoon shadows outside the tent, running around, making all that noise in the dead of night. And think how mad we were the next morning to find that the little buggers took half of our eggs and sausages!