Sunset On This Evening's Ride

Sunset during this evening's 52-mile bicycle ride...

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Sunset Over the Desert

Which reminds me, I should point out that there are both good and bad things about heading out for a long ride in the evening; one of the good things is getting to see sunsets like this. However, one of the bad things is when you realize that you're seeing a sunset like this while you're still 15 miles away from your house, which means that in a few minutes you will be plunged into a darkness that will surround you like an encroaching evil, where you are never more than one menacing pothole away from certain death.

Did I mention that the light on my bicycle failed five minutes after I turned it on? It's a good thing that I was once a Boy Scout and I had a backup light; it was better than nothing, but it barely offered enough light to see the road.

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Just Before Darkness Fell,
(And I still needed to ride half-way to the far horizon)

That being said, I can see that I have digressed from my original thought... it really was a nice sunset.

Ride Stats:

  • Primary Statistics:
    • Start Time: 5:14pm
    • Distance: 52.5 miles
    • Duration: 3:29:01
    • Calories Burned: 1656 kcal
    • Altitude Gain: 2181 feet
  • Speed:
    • Average Speed: 14.8 mph
    • Peak Speed: 30.8 mph
    • Average Cadence: 76.0 rpm
  • Temperature:
    • Average: 83.7 F
    • Minimum: 78.8 F
    • Maximum: 89.6 F
  • Heart Rate:
    • Average: 144 bpm
    • Maximum: 175 bpm
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