Originally Posted by
gmt13
...Now - getting up in the dark is something that I hate. When it still is dark when I leave, I hate that more. But when I ride to work in the dark and it's dark when I get back home - I wonder why I just don't hibernate!
I enjoy riding in the dark, but I have a pretty safe route. I find the darkness sharpens my mental acuity, and this focus in my mind turns inward and I dwell on my own thoughts and on the road immediately just ahead. I call this attitude "cocooning."