Golden Hell Week #1 of 5 -- Apex.
I got a really late start after work, so it was totally dark by the time I got to the top. My headlamp worked great on the way back down, but I had to keep pushing away thoughts of bears and mountain lions...
After dodging zillions of mountain bikers on the way up, I had the trail to myself on the way down -- clear sky, big moon, and pleasant creek, frog & cricket noises.