>Some nights, the Milky Way has the density of fog, rich with explorative potential and a soothing reminder of how little we are.<
Ahh... so true Pilgrim. I saw skies like that on Oahu. But the most beautiful night sky of all was one a few New Year Eve's past, from the little lay-by by the Avebury Avenue. You could look up and become almost lost in the vastness of it all.