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Why ‘star walking’ is the outdoor activity we need right now
By hiking at night, nature lovers gain new perspectives while escaping crowds.
A park guide gazes at the Milky Way in Grasslands National Park, a Dark-Sky Preserve in Saskatchewan, Canada.VW Pics, Universal Images Group/Getty Images
ByRachael Davies
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Photographer Rebecca Douglas has always been fascinated by the night sky. Her love of the stars has taken the U.K. resident on “star walking” trips to Iceland and into the Arctic, where she steps out onto darkened trails to capture twinkling constellations and glowing planets in her images.