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Re: [at-l] Night hiking?

In a message dated 5/1/98 10:25:03 AM, you wrote:

>While reading all the posts about lighting, I noticed one person said he
clips
>light to his hat while night hiking.  Now, once in awhile I have what I refer
>to as 'the night creepies'.  This occurs on nights when every little familiar
>sound becomes hoards of mad rapists/burglers outside my bedroom window.  Over
>the years I have learned to deal with it.  (Like two very large dogs and two
>very big guns.)  But I'm afraid I will have to leave my dogs at
>home...(snakes...) and guns are too heavy.  So are there lots of hikers
>crashing through the woods during the night?  

Patty,
	I did not mean to imply that I hike frequently at night.  But sometimes it
takes longer to make it to a shelter than planned.  Or maybe I just need to
walk down to the privy at night.  I don't believe many people hike regularly
at night. 
								Art 
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