I have to because my dog go will always ‘go’ around 6pm. So I or the SO are usually out with a torch. :)
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My wife goes like max 50 meters, but I ...... Yes, and I love it. I only bring a light to make me and my dog visible if traffic comes up (which is very rare). I follow the road, or a path in the woods and occasionally cross the wood in a "straight" line.
Pro tip: clear sky, -2°c or below leads to extra long walks
The walk I like to go on takes me by the sea. Sometimes when it's in the minus temperature there's this effect where a sort of low level mist comes from the land and moves over the sea. It's like a layer of cloud but moving like a fluid but only a few cm high. It's hypnotizing.
I know what you mean. You have similar effects in the woods sometimes. Those times it becomes clear to me how Sagas and legends originated
Tried to get my 10k steps in today, just got back home and it's so quiet when it gets dark here in my area, plus it's pretty much lit with streetlights so there's some safety in that, plus I got my music with me 👍🏽
pretty much lit with streetlights
The nearest is 1,5 Km away, I avoid them, your eyes get used to the dark and you can see much more and over a greater distance.
I got my music with me
Tried that but not my thing. I rather listen to the silence and/or the sounds in the forest. Also, the sound of my steps also allows me stay on the track while still looking up (the sky) and around. True, it took a while to "learn" but walking in the dark and silence enhanced the feeling of the ground under you feet and usage of your hearing.
Yes
Not UK, but absolutely!
There's something very soothing about walking after dark, though it does mean the local nature trails are closed (due to coyotes). And said darkness arriving as early as 4:30 is quite a plus.
Just got back from my walk started at 4:30 ish, you're right it's soothing to say the least!
Exactly!
Yes. I prefer walking in the dark/winter. I like to go on long walks, my favourite route takes me over a lifting bridge, through some quiet back streets then on to unlit country park with grass land and wooded areas. It gets dark in the wooded areas so I take my flashlight with me. All this circles around a bay so there is fresh sea air most of the time (apart from one part where it stinks when the tide is out)
Used to but not so much recently as gardening took priority. Now it's getting chilly I'm going to start again and see how much I enjoy it.
I'm torn on listening to podcasts: I enjoy them but feel I disconnect myself from the nature if I listen to them instead of the evening.
I noticed that during the day messing with my phone but take a bag/litter picker so that I have no hands left for my phone!
peanut gallery from the states. I have a dog so yes. I have a staff I take with me at night. Much like biking I thought it was a winter weather thing but over time I realize its more about it being dark. Its amazing how little bumps in sufaces can be easily tripped when its dark and then we have coyotes near where I am at.