All I want to do I sleep, eat, and ride my bike... I want to ride it as far and fast as I can.

I rode it last night/this morning at 2:30am for almost 2 hours. I rode from my house to Dickson Street, up and all over the University of Arkansas Campus, down Garland, to Agri-Park, back down the bike trail to North Street, back to Garland, then back to Agri-park, then to the Hospital and around the duck pond, and then back home. When I got home even though I was totally wet from sweet, and my legs were tired, I wanted to go back out.

One creepy thing of note... No one was out. I saw no people, no other bicyclist, no cars, no one all night. Except, there was a stretch of trail lamps (the deco styled street lamps that line the local trials) between Sycamore, and North Street they were mysteriously off. It was a long stretch of total darkness (except from my head lamp). I slowed down in case there was potential obstacles or debris on the path.

It was in the depths of this stretch of inky black that I saw the only 3 individual people of the night, walking in the dark. They had no flashlights, and each was alone. All walking the other way, all 30+ feet apart from one another. The second one was twitching and “Chattering” incoherently to him self as I passed. They came out the the cool darkness, pale at the edges of my headlamps perimeter. After the twitching chattering one all I could think about was Silent Hill. I was creeped out enough that on my second trip around I circumvented that section by getting on Leveret Street to North Street. Would not have unnerved me as much if I had seen other people elsewhere along my ride.

I love night time riding for the cool air across my face, the sweet smell of the flowing night herbs, the songs of the creatures of the night, and gentle caress of the moons pale light. Not to mention, as weird as the stuff like I described above is (which is not the only time I have seen weird shit), it makes for interesting moments.

[Grin]
Ryngs