RE: In the dark?
Walking back in the dark doesn't bother me, but it certainly does make me more "aware" of my surroundings. I can appreciate why people don't like walking a dark trail at night. Couple years ago I walked back to camp in a driving snow storm,when the snow momentarily let up I could see camps fires miles away across the drainage. That was a welcome sight, I could imagine the people around the fires. The comfort of fire is engrained in the human pysche, way deep down to the most basic level of being,fire and man go back some 800k years. It's been a long and meaningful relationship.