Night rides

I've been doing a few night rides and I love it!  As the hot days of summer hit it is nice to head out about 8:00 pm and get out on the bike for a few hours.  Here are a few shots of some night rides and one ride we completed fairly recently in the evening.

Top of panther point at sunset:

Glade fork trail:

The trail is a little too rough for night riding- we found out that the hard way... Had a sidewall puncture and Stan's went to work.  I was loosing air fast and it got fairly low pressure and sealed up.  I had to pump it up a bit to make it back to the truck but it had sealed up a slice about 1/4 inch or so.  I was impressed!  I just don't want to have to drop another $60 on a new tire. 

Lost creek lake ride

Last year, my son and I headed out to ride around the lake.  At 11 did a great job and we made it just a bit over half way.  This year with another year under his belt, we headed out again with plenty of water and fuel.  It took us right at 3 hours to get all the way around.  I took a few videos with the helmet cam of the trail.  Once you get on the west side of the lake it is a great trail.  The rest of the ride around the lake is unfortunately paved.  Regardless of the pavement it is still a pretty good ride.

Here is one really pretty section on the south end of the lake.  This section obviously has pavement.