Ghost Rider
The Ghost Rider is a shadow, particularly visible during summer evenings, that is cast on the central southern-facing cliff face of Mount Hosmer. The shadow, which closely resembles a figure on horseback followed by a second figure on foot, has become incorporated into local folk legend and become symbolic of the community of Fernie. The Fernie Ghostriders hockey team takes its name from this shadow. Neil Peart's autobiography, Ghost Rider, also owes its title to the shadow, seen by Peart on his cross-country motorcycle journey detailed in the memoir, although the title is also a play on Peart himself.
The Ghost Rider shadow should not be confused with the popular show Ghost Writer or Ghost Rider the Marvel comicbook.
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