Robert rides his bike 2miles from our house to the Coaster each morning...VERY early in the morning. Our house is only a block up from a small river and the trail is along the riverbed. Each morning I wake up to an email detailing his adventures on his bike ride. I've never met anyone that has been sprayed by a skunk. Robert just may be the first. :)
Here are a couple of his adventures...
1/22 - It wasn't rainy when I left the house but it started to come down on the bike trail. I got pretty wet by the time I got to the train.
A skunk decided to sleep on the trail this morning. I was inches away from hitting it. It woke up and scurried down the hill.
My light was dim this morning. I'll have to come up with something else. As it warms up, I might run in to snakes on the bike path. (lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my)...
1/25 - Another skunk this morning. This time it was worse because the skunk started running away from me in the direction I was headed along the bike trail. I didn't know if I should pass the skunk or stop completely. I just held my breath and went by it.
I saw up ahead of me what appeared to be a raccoon. I had plenty of time so I rang my bell a lot and it made it gallop off the road...
3 comments:
Robert needs to care an airhorn with him. No more bike bell.
Bill said he needs a stun gun. I don't think it would work for skunks but, when it warms up, he might need it for the illegals. Be careful. I read something that says wasp spray is better than mace or pepper spray because it sprays further and you don't have to be close to someone to use it. It has the same effect and is cheaper.
A skunk can spray up to 15 feet. I just got new batteries for my light so I'm set.
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