The strangest noise I heard camping was being awakened by the sound of what seemed to be something brushing against the tent. About every 30 seconds there was a swoosh sound.

I was pretty perplexed. I wasn't camping next to any bushes and didn't think I was on an animal trail. If I was on an animal trail then it was a huge line of critters walking past my tent.

Then I got to thinking that maybe it was a bear swatting at my tent. With that happy thought in my head I unzipped the door to my tent and saw that during the night it had started snowing! The sound was snow collecting on the top of my tent, and when the weight got to be too much, sliding down.

Chad