so friday we had low temps, i tried the hammock in the back yard, got down to -7 farenheit and i had to run inside, not from the cold I was ok but the trees started going, KRRRRAAACK at about 3am, so flippin loud I thought it was a lightning strike, I looked around and saw nothing, they did it a few more times so I chickened out and came inside...
I assume it was moisture freezing in the tree trunks splitting wood.
nonetheless, I'm alive and it was fun, wish I'd stayed out the whole night.
I'm sure not laughing. Would have done the same thing.
"Every day above ground is a good day"
No kidding. And in the morning gone out to clean up the mess in the hammockOriginally Posted by FanaticFringer
Grizz
I have heard that a lot when hiking from the wind. I think it is louder when it is cold and freezing. It's scary but funny afterward.
I got more than one remark my way when exaiming all of the trees setting up. I just say I come from a long line of Drewids and move on. It works best when you start talking to the trees.
Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
The hanger formly known as "hammock engineer".
Brings new meaning to the term "Bottom Loader"No kidding. And in the morning gone out to clean up the mess in the hammock
Grizz
"Every day above ground is a good day"
haha, yeah i want to install a bottom zipper anyway
I couldn't find any fallen branches the next day, the neighbor has some firewood stacked by his garage but I heard cracks in all directions, i would have been ok staying that time, glad i was in the back yard though
Went on a hike with a friend at a place called Gaudineer Knob here in WV in November. Its in the higher elevations here, & was snowing pretty good when we left. We had never been there, & knew there were trails but werent really sure where... The attraction to the place was that it is an old growth forest. It has never been cut/burned etc since it was discovered. Well, it was covered with snow. We had to stop at the top of the hill, ebcause a tree had fallen over the road, so we decided to just hike to the scenic area & the geocache we had come to find. On the way down (it was 3 miles down, all a fair grade, all covered with snow) my tube to my camelback froze. It was chilly! We got to the bottom & found the cache, & decided to step it backl up the hill. It was a painful journey.. all road, but god it was so dull... all white all boring. I walked at a good clip for two miles before stopping to wait for my friend to catch up. I broke out a clif bar & was standing there leaning on a sign pointing to a trail. At the head of that trail was a warning not to go on the rtail in high winds or storms, because the trees could fall or drop branches. It was windy, but we were off the road. About the time that my friend got there we hear CREAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK & look up & a tree that had already fallen over was blowing into the tree it was resting on, pushing them both... We took off running because it looked like they were going to fall on us. lol Couldnt believe we had the energy left.
Anyhow, a long story to say "I would have gone in as well!"
i've encountered the same sound when x-c ski camping in the adirondacks whenever it got below zero fahrenheit. i was told by locals that it had to do with the moisture in the trees as you assumed. i know what you mean about it being scary... it is truly awesome when you experience it for the first time. i remember gliding down a wilderness trail being startled every few minutes and whipping my head around expecting to see a tree falling, but none ever did. eventually you get used to it, but it IS very unnerving for awhile. fortunately my first time was in daylight so when it continued after dark, we were able to joke about someone finding us the next morning crushed under a pile of matchsticks that used to be a lean-to.
Here's hoping the trees fall outwards and don't throw splinters.
What makes that even cooler (literally) is having northern lights to watch along with the "soundtrack".
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