Reflection

Spent the night along the Palliser River. Plenty of fires had burned the area. I crept along looking at the fire, where it started and how it progressed. At night I woke up at regular intervals to document the movement of stars. Jupiter and Mars in Taurus. Orion following behind, a signal of cold to come. The northern lights made an appearance, but didn’t last long. The smell of fire permeated the cool night, the stars kept track as they always have and the sound of the river lulled me back and forth from this world and one of peaceful dreams.

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  1. mountaincoward's avatar

    mountaincoward

    Are your fires still burning then?

    It’s lovely to sleep under the stars but I would generally be too cold in our countries to do it – I used to do it in the desert in Jordan (where it is actually quite cold at night but a very dry cold) – I loved lying watching the stars. Mind you, sleeping in my car was good for that too.

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    1. underswansea's avatar

      underswansea

      Yes a few fires are still burning. Sleeping under the stars is enjoyable as long as the bugs aren’t too bad. This time of year is nice. I have heard it can get very cold in deserts at night time. I bet those skies were dark.

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        mountaincoward

        The desert skies are really dark so you really get to see everything. Having said that the skies are very dark here too. It was cold overnight but ‘dry’ cold so not bad once you were tucked up in a sleeping bag.

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