>>1218331It was then that we heard someone say "hello" as if they were asking a question. The voice came from EXACTLY where I was aiming probably 15 or 20 yards away. Luckily it was bird shot, so nobody was injured but there were other campers there with no fire or lights. They said that they didn't hear any coyotes but me and my friend both did, and we were both completely sober. We climbed another 30 minutes or so to the peak where we set up camp. It was too dark to see much and far too windy to make a fire, so we just bundled up and went to sleep. I cannot stress enough how windy and cold it was. The low that night was about 8 degrees Fahrenheit. I woke up around 2 AM and the wind had completely stopped. Not even a breeze. This was wind that would have blown our tent away if we didn't weigh it down with large stones just a few hours ago, and now there was no wind at all. It was eerily quiet. Me and my friend both woke up at the same time, there was no noise or anything that caused it. Nothing happened to us, but the way the wind just stopped was really strange. We both fell asleep again and when we woke up in the morning the wind was back. The next night we changed our campsite and our other friends got there. The rest of the trip went regularly.
If anyone has any stories in the mountains of NC, SC, Tennessee, or anywhere else in the southeast I would love to hear them. Or any other stories/explanations of the wind.
