night rides

soon it will be fall for real. Almost just around the corner. monday is the official autumnal equinox, but we need no calendar to tell us these things. It is the time when we strap lights to our bikes and rip through the trails and the dark momentarily lighting up the stillness of night. from my perspective, it is the tunnel of light which stays constant, it is the trees and bushes flashing by on the peripheral that move. when the lights behind you disappear, into the dark and the trees, the sense of gaping is heightened by the abyss at your back. similar to standing on the edge of a cliff, the dark is magnetized, tugging at your shirt sleeves while climbing with a sweat-less brow. I love night riding