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NIGHT HIKING:  
            .............Dark Hollows .... Erie sounds ... Deep Ridges ... Moonlit Shadows .. Fleeting Wildlife ... Bright Visible Milky Way .... a Ghost .... could it be the "Twilight Zone" or the "Outer Limits"?

Most of us have enjoyed a normal, daytime hike.  Few though have ever experienced a NIGHT HIKE in the mountains. Below is what we will spy:

* Listen for night sounds
* Stalk and explore distant sounds
* Explore the night life
* Discover the Milky Way
* See wildlife using lights
* Feel the unique stillness of the dark forest
* Listen & explore life in the rushing streams, ponds or lakes
* Experience the spookiness of the dark or moonlit hollows
* Enjoy the cooling, quite air

What do you see in this night time image? Click Here.
Now, what do you see in the same image with the brightness, contract and gamma altered? Click Here.
This is some of the fun you have on Night Hikes in the mountains.

In warm weather the night mountain air cools and provides natures natural air conditioning.  In the cooler months the cold air is refreshingly crisp and invigorating.

Try something new. Try something different. Try a night hike.  You never know, along with the distant screeching of an Owl, there might even be a ghost. Season and Rate Schedule Below.

WILDLIFE SCOUTING: Whether you enjoy hiking, nature walks, photography, nature studies or hunting, Scouting to locate wildlife can increase your knowledge base and improve the probability of locating and seeing the following wildlife. 
* Deer
* Turkey
* Bear
* Bobcat
* Fox

With Wildlife Scouting, we will explore the following:
 * Trails
* Tracks 
* North ridge 
* South ridge 
* Deer fields 
* Wind direction 
* Time of day and afternoon 
* Air pressure relationship to ridges and hollows 
* Distant sounds 
* Temperatures 
* Frontal systems 
* Food selections 
* Protective cover 
* Water sources 
* Ridge Saddles 
* Wildlife Eyesight 
* Wildlife Movement/Patterns 
* Color 
* Ranges 
* Seasonal changes 
* Spotting camouflaged wildlife 
* Stalking

Try This: Is there anything in this image? Click Here. If you saw something, what was it?

Scouting for wildlife in the Virginia Mountains is available from October 1st through the end of April. Season and Rate Schedule Below.



 

RATES with a Master Naturalist for a Night Hike or Wildlife Scouting
(most of our outings are away from the crowds and tourist areas)
4 Hours 
(Late afternoon for Wildlife Scouting. Early Evening into night for Night Hike) 
1 or 2  Person(s): $65 [same as $16.25/hr for one or $8.13 per/hr for two]

Special: 2-3 Hour Rates - Must be within 15 miles driving distance from Base (Wildlife Scouting & Night Hikes)
(late afternoon to early evening and night)
1-2 person(s): $45 [same as $15/hr for one or $7.50/hr for two] 

(540)294-0354 multi-business phone line for scheduling and inquiries.

In order to increase the probability of hearing and spotting wildlife, all of the above activities are limited to one or two individuals. Hiking will be on old trails, old Forest Service roads and on no trails or roads and through wildlife clearings.

 

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Servicing Staunton, Harrisonburg, Charlottesville, Stanardsville, Lexington, Waynesboro, and the surrounding counties.
Shenandoah National Park, Blue Ridge Parkway, George Washington National Forest
Mossy Creek, Jackson River, Buffalo Creek, St. Mary's, Ramsey Draft, Rose River
North River, Buffalo Creek, Back Creek, South River, Conway
Little North Mountain Wildlife Management Area
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