Night Hike

This is a great activity to do around the Winter Solstice, when it gets dark early. You can also do this as an all-section meeting, since the activity is appropriate for a wide variety of ages. Night hikes are also a great activity for campouts.

Some ideas for night hikes:

• Use your headlamps/flashlights as little as possible to let your eyes adjust
• Use your other senses: hearing, touch, smell
• Think about how the forest is different at night from how it is during the day
• If you're in an open area, make it a stargazing hike

• Remind scouts to bring headlamps or flashlights