Friday Night Lights

After work today I was down in Pisgah Forest and just happened to have my bike with me so I figured I'd sneak in a quick ride. I did the classic Clawhammer > Black route and made it to the first overlook right at 7pm. Cold beer on a Friday night. Is there anything better?



As I sat there enjoying my beer and admiring the sunset I realized that the sun was indeed setting and as a result it was going be getting dark fast. Without a good light and still some pushing to go I fled for the bottom as fast as I ever have before. I was letting it all hang out on the descent but by the time I got to the big switchback it was dark and I had to pull out my emergency led headlamp and limp the rest of the way down. First time I've had to pull out the emergency light this year!