re: #183 dangerman

5:30-6 AM is dark these days.
And quiet. — i dont carry a phone or music or headphones. nothing.

some birds are awake, insects, and my feet (hopefully) lightly plodding along.
traffic sounds when i get near the main drags.

no lights on the trails and many sections of many roads.
just the small light on my belt to maybe avoid hitting a hazard or two or a hanging spider….

it is peaceful.
then the sun rises and I’m a part of it and WOW!

not a hint of politics or elections or courts.

Carry your damn phone. Turned off or on night mode, but carry it. All sorts of things can happen.