Darkness
We are familiar with nature reserves for wildlife and marine reserves in the ocean, but have you ever heard of a dark sky reserve? These are increasingly rare areas that are protected from light pollution, making them ideal for star gazing and nocturnal creatures. More than 80 percent of the world’s population lives under light-polluted skies. That is why, in 2012 New Zealand established the 1,600 square mile Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve. If you can stay at its off-grid Lakestone Lodge on the edge of brilliantly blue Lake Pukaki, the nearest traffic light is 100 miles away.
— Wayne Visser
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