I've been alone in the dark before.
When I was in my late teens I decided to drive up to the mtns for an overnight fishing trip. Hiked in about five miles to the stream and found a nice spot to make camp ... no tent, so it was truly under the stars. That was one of the most incredible experiences I've ever had. Had something to eat and with nothing else to do I tried to go to sleep. I was at least 50 miles from the nearest town of any size, so no lights to obscure the view of the stars and it was a completely cloudless nite. The view was like the pictures you see of the galaxies ... stars that normally aren't visible were suddenly neon bright. The coyotes weren't happy that I was in their house, so they howled all nite long. Several other critters that came to check out the new smell ... never got close enough to tell what they were. Shooting stars looked liked space shuttle launches ... someday I'd like to do that again.
