[ORRando] close encounters of the bird kind

Susan Otcenas susan at teamestrogen.com
Fri Feb 22 14:03:22 PST 2013


Awesome.  Glad it was more Spielberg than Hitchcock....
 
Welcome, and looking forward to seeing you on a brevet sometime soon!
 
You might also think about signing up for the OrRando facebook page.
Good information posted in both places.  
 
Susan
 
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From: orrando-bounces at orrandonneurs.org
[mailto:orrando-bounces at orrandonneurs.org] On Behalf Of Graham Ross
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 11:52 AM
To: OR Randonneurs
Subject: [ORRando] close encounters of the bird kind


Hi all,

I'm a new rusa member hoping to see some of you on orrando rides this
year.
Just to get a feel for the timetable of a brevet I thought I'd ride
Susan France's "Chehalem Ridge Runner" last Monday.
I took Trimet to Tigard, rode to Sherwood, and started the route a
little after 10am.
I missed a turn early in the ride and it was three uphill miles before I
realized it, so I backtracked to the route and beat cheeks up Bald Peak
trying to make sure I had a cushion against the time limit in Forest
Grove in case of a flat or whatever.

So I'm pedaling along Hwy 47 about 22mph in a light tail wind from
Gaston toward Forest Grove. I'm feeling pretty serene, with 4 miles to
the control and 40 minutes to do it in.

There is a lull in traffic. No noise. No cars in either direction for
half a mile, at least.

Out of the corner of my eye I see something.

It is a huge bird. This bird (I've decided it was a Northern Harrier)
was about 12 feet to my right, just pacing me.

We cruised along like that, human and raptor, for about 400 yards before
the bird sped up a little and veered left, looking for something smaller
to eat. Perhaps something with no helmet.

Graham Ross






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