[ORRando] close encounters of the bird kind
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Fri Feb 22 14:21:37 PST 2013
In Australia, riders attach zip ties to their helmets, with the pointy parts sticking up like spikes, to discourage bird attacks.
Cheers,
Lynne F
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From: "Susan Otcenas" <susan at teamestrogen.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 2:03:22 PM
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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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