Into The Hills Of Germany's Black Forest

It’s only in the night that the secrets are revealed. The daylight hides everything. But there is no escaping the star-studded sky, lit up by the moon, during the dark hours. It’s in those hours that the universe is accessible, its limitlessness felt. These thoughts crossed my mind as I walked in the hills of the Black Forest in Germany. There were no streetlights, and despite their absence, the trails were washed in the cool moonlight. Has the moon ever been so bright, I wondered? In the cities, we hardly recognise how calming, how brilliant, the moonlight could be. But here in the forests, the marvel dawns.