[ORRando] close encounters of the bird kind

Jeff Arasmith jeff.arasmith at gmail.com
Fri Feb 22 14:06:50 PST 2013


Graham,

That sounds very cool.  I wish that would have happened to me too.
 Instead, what must have been a large bird, crapped on me, mostly my
handlebar bag, on my way to work last week.

Keep it up.  The more you ride, the more cool things you will see.

-Jeff A.

On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Graham Ross <g.gsmaross at comcast.net>wrote:

> 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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