Ever slept under the stars? I once had a few beers while visiting my sister, a groundskeeper at the

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14. Yeah, camping out in some national forests and parks. Trying to see the stars and meteors without...

Being molested by two-legged and four-legged varmints. Skunks do wander around at night time, and armadillos think your sleeping bag is a great lair. I speak from experience, haha.

Also slept out by the water on the Gulf. Fortunately no mosquitoes where I had a light sleep under the moonlight. Two many variables to bed down very well, those two-legged ones, mainly.

Still want to sleep under the stars in the Hoh rain forest, but it's not likely. Other places around here... Well, we do have cougars and bears.

Your outing sounds great, it's wonderful you found a place without too much light pollution. I used to live in a place where it was dry and I lived high up. So the stars were clear, saw those famous comets coming by very well, but it was out of the question to bed down.

Too many varmints of the eight-legged and unlegged varieties, if you know what I mean.