We headed up to Grassy Hollow for an evening hike down the PCT. Although we’ve walked this trail more times than we can remember, we’ve never done it this late in the day. The sun was getting pretty low in the sky even as we parked the car (on Hwy 2 at the Grassy Hollow entrance, since the visitor center is closed due to COVID-19), and we made our way briskly through the picnic area and up to the trail. The miles flew by as we hiked westward, not really sure as to where we’d turn around – we’ve long wanted to see the sunset from the open slopes at the west end of Blue Ridge, and so that was sort of our unspoken goal. We rounded the end of the ridge and descended into the open just at the golden hour, and the orange and red colors were wonderful as we continued down the trail. About a mile above Vincent Gap, the PCT crosses a dirt forest service road that connects back to the paved Jackson Flat campground road, so we turned eastward here, passing a solo guy in his Jeep camping literally on the PCT just a few yards from the trail. He said nothing in response to our greeting, and we continued up the roadway in the now-failing light. About a half-mile further, we found an enormous boulder blocking the roadway, with fresh tire tracks in a five-point turnaround pattern just before the rock – we figure the guy in the Jeep tried to drive up this way but had to turn around at the fallen boulder, choosing to camp where we found him. By the time we passed Jackson Flat, it had grown quite dark, and we finished the hike under headlamps. This area sees its fair share of cougar sitings, and it was a little less than comfortable being out here after dark – still, the sunset was great and worth the 5-mile walk to see it.