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Bobcat

Grits

I will never forget my most moving experience as a cyclist. I live in an suburban area that is very quickly becoming devolped. Several years ago, a major corridor was carved out of the countryside and designated for development. Before the storm, my husband and I biked the newly carved path. On one particular morning at 6AM we were witness to the sight of an enormous bobcat bounding across the 4 lane. It happened so fast, it was amazing! Her habitat was obviously being destroyed..I felt so sorry for her. This same path a few years later is unrecognizable...and I would never dare to venture forth on a bicycle here.. We have Wendys, and Burger King, and Target, and Wal-Mart, and PetCo, ad nauseum...whenever I have to travel this route, I always remember the bobcat...i can only imagine her desparation.

Brunswick_kate

Last year I got knocked off my bike by a deer. Fortunately neither party was injured beyond the adrenaline shock. The experience, however, did dim the whole back to Nature moment for me for quite some time.

Grits

Brunswick_kate

Hey Kate,

Did you run into the deer, or did it run into you?

I am the innocent party...I was cruising on home, minding my own business, enjoying the sights and the sounds of the run along the river when WHAM!! Bambi come bounding out of the bushes and BANG! Clipped my front tire. Somehow I managed to stay upright. I'm not sure who was more frightened by the experience -- me or Little Miss White Tail.

byfred

I am the innocent party...I was cruising on home, minding my own business, enjoying the sights and the sounds of the run along the river when WHAM!! Bambi come bounding out of the bushes and BANG! Clipped my front tire. Somehow I managed to stay upright. I'm not sure who was more frightened by the experience -- me or Little Miss White Tail.

I was cycling in Newfoundland this past summer. You, being a "maritimer", would be quite familiar with that "Newfie sense of humour", but do you know what they call Moose on the Rock? SPEED BUMBS :)
Just thought you might be able to relate to that one..........byfred

Brunswick_kate

I was cycling in Newfoundland this past summer. You, being a "maritimer", would be quite familiar with that "Newfie sense of humour", but do you know what they call Moose on the Rock? SPEED BUMBS :)
Just thought you might be able to relate to that one..........byfred

How was the Rock for cycling? I'd like to check it out in a couple of years.

byfred

How was the Rock for cycling? I'd like to check it out in a couple of years.

Hi Kate:
We took the "long" Ferry to Argentia and only did a small section of Nfld., (ie the Avalon Peninsula), but it is a wonderful cycling experience. The main roads are wonderful, paved shoulder and everything, but it can be very long and lonely between towns. I think it was 80 kms without even a gas station getting to St. John's on the Trans Canada.
The people are fantastic, the friendliest, most humble folks I have met.
The campgrounds are mostly "primitive", no showers and very little grass to set up a tent on. Also, they tend to be a little noisey at night, as those Newfies really like to party.
All the little "fishing villages" are right down at sea level and you "fly" down a big hill to get into them..........then have to work your butt off getting out.
I would say that the scenery is as good as it gets and St. John's is like nothing you have ever seen. Just a wonderful, grand city. The last six blocks, or so, getting down to the docks, the hill is so steep I was afraid to ride my bike down. In fact, the last two blocks, I carried my bike down two flights of stairs.
They have it all in Nfld........ice-bergs, whales, moose, caribou, but my wife and I are seniors now and overall, we found the hills and distances, weather, etc. very demanding on our bodies and if we go back, and I do want to go back, it will be with a vehicle..........byfred