Ride Report: Rain, 40F, dark

I was determined to ride today, knowing full well the rain would show up right at the start time. Sure enough, 6PM it starts coming down steady. With a small amount of light remaining, I keep the lights off until absolutly necessary. This ride is mostly dirt roads through farmland with as much singletrack as you'd like to throw in. The goal is to complete the loop undetected, a kind of game I like to play that enhances things a bit while riding solo. I've been doing this since I was a kid, sneaking around in the dark like a secret agent on a mission. Once, we hopped the fence of the Governor's mansion undetected and poached tulips from his garden for souveniers. Ahh, the excitement of risk.
Riding in these harsh conditions really makes one feel alive.