'Let's Get Primitive': Share your Close Up with Nature

As Summer is fast drawing to a close (at least in our Northern Hemisphere), the 'Let's Get Primitive Camping Contest' offered by Ten Speed Press is very timely.
Share your Close Up with Nature. Describe the best of your worse experiences in 500 words max for a chance to win a Coleman Tent or a Traveler's Cocktail Set for Martinis by the Campfire.