Sleeping Outside

I watched the meteor shower on Monday night. It wasn't all that great. I brought a sleeping pad, sleeping bag, and camp pillow up to Coyote Hill with me, just in case I ended up falling asleep while I was out. I fell asleep. In TWO HOURS I probably only saw 10-15 meteors. Some were really cool, flying across the entire sky. Others were very quick and tiny, lasting only for a split second.

It was nice to wake up to a frosty sleeping bag, surrounded by 6 other people who also slept out that night. There was fresh coyote scat only a few feet away. That was cool.

I recall seeing more spectacular meteor showers in the summertime, especially during the month of August. The best show I saw in Madison, two summers ago, as I lay down in a soccer field watching the night sky. That was amazing. I don't think anything will ever compare.