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It gets dark just as I approach Wild Horse Canyon Road for the final couple of miles back up to Mid Hills Campground

194534-black-canyon-rd.jpg The sun starts to go down as Black Canyon Road winds its way through the passThumbnailsGold Valley bicycle routeThe sun starts to go down as Black Canyon Road winds its way through the passThumbnailsGold Valley bicycle routeThe sun starts to go down as Black Canyon Road winds its way through the passThumbnailsGold Valley bicycle routeThe sun starts to go down as Black Canyon Road winds its way through the passThumbnailsGold Valley bicycle routeThe sun starts to go down as Black Canyon Road winds its way through the passThumbnailsGold Valley bicycle routeThe sun starts to go down as Black Canyon Road winds its way through the passThumbnailsGold Valley bicycle route

It's also getting chilly, which feels weird after so much heat recently. I need my sweater, long pants and jacket during the evening, and wear long underwear and sweater to bed!

No flies, no ants, and a quiet evening at the nearly empty campground. I noticed people wearing heavy jackets huddled around a campfire for warmth at one of the few occupied sites.

Supper is Backpacker's Pantry Chicken Vindaloo, yum again and I finish the end of a bag of Vietnamese spicy beef jerky. I don't sleep well tonight due to the sudden cold air.