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Monday, July 20, 2009
Peninsula Python!
Ok, so this isn't exactly wildlife, but it is pretty cool and unusual:
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
Animals
After a long hiatus from cyclonecross, I've decided to step back up and shout out to the world again. Things are going good here: work is fun but very busy, and I've been slowly getting back into shape after slacking on having any kind of a training program.
After buying my first real MTB, I picked up a season pass to Ray's MTB. While MTB is a fun distraction, my heart still belongs to my road bike and the CX bike will be my mistress of pain during the fall. However, one thing that the MTB does offer that road and CX don't is the interaction with animals.
Whether it is the canada geese along the towpath or this guy who explains why it's always important to ride with a light:
the MTB allows you to get up close and personal with mo' nature. You'll even come across some critters who have fallen on hard times and just need a helping hand:
This little sweetie was lost for at least two weeks out at the Cleveland Metroparks Ohio and Erie Canal MTB trail. Sadie had seen her with her two kittens on several occasions, but she was very skittish and wouldn't come near her. A couple of weeks ago I finally got off my tail and went out to the trail where we came across the mother cat again, but this time there was no sign of her kittens. Sadie said they were really friendly and we're hoping someone picked them up and will give them a good home. After seeing the mother at the side of the trail meowing and crying, Sadie and I stopped an popped her inside a camel-back to get her some help. I took her to the Parma Animal Shelter the next morning where I knew she would be cared for properly.
Fast forward to yesterday when I was picking up my cat, Fred, from the Bartels Busack Pet Clinic after work. The mother cat we'd picked up from the trail was in their lobby and available for adoption. Unfortunately, I'm currently caring for my buddy's cat in addition to my own and can't really handle a 3rd at this point. But, I'll check up on her in a week or two and if know one snaps her up to give her a loving home, I may need to reconsider...
So how about you? What's your craziest animal story while riding? Ever been nearly hen pecked by a wild turkey trying to protect her poults? Bears, wolves, mountain lions for you folks outside of Ohio?
After buying my first real MTB, I picked up a season pass to Ray's MTB. While MTB is a fun distraction, my heart still belongs to my road bike and the CX bike will be my mistress of pain during the fall. However, one thing that the MTB does offer that road and CX don't is the interaction with animals.
Whether it is the canada geese along the towpath or this guy who explains why it's always important to ride with a light:
the MTB allows you to get up close and personal with mo' nature. You'll even come across some critters who have fallen on hard times and just need a helping hand:
This little sweetie was lost for at least two weeks out at the Cleveland Metroparks Ohio and Erie Canal MTB trail. Sadie had seen her with her two kittens on several occasions, but she was very skittish and wouldn't come near her. A couple of weeks ago I finally got off my tail and went out to the trail where we came across the mother cat again, but this time there was no sign of her kittens. Sadie said they were really friendly and we're hoping someone picked them up and will give them a good home. After seeing the mother at the side of the trail meowing and crying, Sadie and I stopped an popped her inside a camel-back to get her some help. I took her to the Parma Animal Shelter the next morning where I knew she would be cared for properly.
Fast forward to yesterday when I was picking up my cat, Fred, from the Bartels Busack Pet Clinic after work. The mother cat we'd picked up from the trail was in their lobby and available for adoption. Unfortunately, I'm currently caring for my buddy's cat in addition to my own and can't really handle a 3rd at this point. But, I'll check up on her in a week or two and if know one snaps her up to give her a loving home, I may need to reconsider...
So how about you? What's your craziest animal story while riding? Ever been nearly hen pecked by a wild turkey trying to protect her poults? Bears, wolves, mountain lions for you folks outside of Ohio?
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