Watching The Sunset
Today was an amazing early October day. The morning started in a layer of fog and through the course of the day the sun burnt it away to reveal a wonderful evening sky. Since these kinds of days won’t be as numerous in the coming months, I hopped onto my plastic racer for an evening spin on the first mountain ridge close to home. I managed to ride the climb in daylight and reached the Twannberg right when the sun was setting behind the Chasseral. I snapped an iphoto of the moment then mounted my helmet light for the ride back down into town. Trail riding in the dark with lights is a whole new experience for me. Last winter, I only rode my road bike on the road. Seemingly easy technical trails become a lot more challenging in the dark. In fact, some of the technical descents I’m not yet willing to ride. It’s fun though. A bit halloweenish too with the many bats flying in the beam of my helmet light.
