[at-l] Hiking solo

[patv@ukans.edu (Pat Villeneuve)]

Somebody told me that a bear sounds like a Chevy suburban crashing through the
woods. Just a point of comparison...
Chocolate

"Anderson, Paula_(MD)" wrote:

> what an awesome idea!
> If you make up your mind to enjoy it and think of it as this is the first
> night you will be hearing these sounds that you will be hearing for the next
> 6 months, it will end up being fun.  The animals always sound bigger than
> they are - maybe spend some daytime sitting still and listening /
> watching... it always surprises me how much noise squirels & birds make in
> the leaves... if you don't see them you think they are bigger.  so, when you
> are in your tent, you can picture cute squirels & birds to go w/ those
> noises and they won't seem so strange in the dark.
>
> Paula
>
> --- Phil Heffington <Phil.Heffington@oc.edu> wrote:
> > Farina, do not attempt to overcome your fear.  The attempt
> > will make it self defeating.  Simply lay in your tent and
> purposefully stay awake and listen for the sounds in the woods.
> Be hyper alert.  Do not make any attempts to go to sleep. Give
> yourself full permission to stay awake as long as possible.
> >
> > It will be impossible to do this for long, but you can
> > actually enjoy it while it lasts.
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