Entries tagged "navigation night"

The Things That Frighten Us

2012-11-02

A couple of nights ago I went on a solo night natural navigation exercise, in a patch of woods I haven't explored before. As it was Halloween I thought I would add a question into the mix for fun: Did I get frightened at any point and if so, when and why? I walked for approximately two miles through occasionally dense woodland, a mixture of alternating beech and yew mainly. The navigation itself was fairly straightforward, despite the heavy cloud cover and lack of moon or stars. At the start of the walk I could…

The Gloves and the Cocoa

2009-02-02

As my head hit the pillow last night I was worried about today. Worried about missing out. The forecasted snow might mean that I should be outdoors, but today was always shaping up to be a very busy day at the desk.One of our sons solved this little dilemma by getting me up at 4.30am. One peek out the window was enough to bring a childish, almost wild, excitement. For me that is, my son fell straight back to sleep. I was out on the hills by 5.00am. The plan wasn't perfect: in order to avoid waking…