Quote Originally Posted by Vaughn View Post
Other times the air is still, but there will be big drops of water occasionally hitting a fern.
Ah yes, mist drops and dew drops falling in a virgin forest.

Release cable in hand, I've watched sword ferns taking direct hits – one here, one there, one everywhere – until finally abandoning the shot due to all the dancing ferns.

Don't get me wrong – this is a very pleasant, soothing sound. One of the most beautiful sounds, I think, in a forest of giant trees. Unless, that is, the drops are falling on your tent's taut rain fly, with those magnified "splats," and you're tying to sleep. I'd rather hear a huffing bear outside my tent. ;^)