tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post4523145890416033008..comments2023-04-16T06:37:42.597-04:00Comments on "the original" 140 Point 6 Miles...Of Awesome!!: got bats?KC (my 140 point 6 mile journey)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05183039121953689933noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-90993814044553328022010-03-28T18:45:26.999-04:002010-03-28T18:45:26.999-04:00I'm actually a bit jealous of our cool animal ...I'm actually a bit jealous of our cool animal encounters! Obnoxious though they may be. How fun to see all those animals while you're out!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759525741172489782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-17023487397401870902010-03-27T19:37:36.524-04:002010-03-27T19:37:36.524-04:00Hmm, I've never had a bat encounter before. Bu...Hmm, I've never had a bat encounter before. But, yes, on those sand cranes. I hate turkey vultures worse, though, as they sometimes move when you approach but sometimes not until the last minute and will fly into you and knock you off feet or bike. Dam buzzards!ShirleyPerlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09237828591170908960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-12659821913134232272010-03-26T13:28:07.951-04:002010-03-26T13:28:07.951-04:00We were on a nite ride once and my friend got hit ...We were on a nite ride once and my friend got hit in the chest with a bat as we were riding along. FREAKY!Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398496906384738920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-42662120762637383342010-03-26T00:15:44.070-04:002010-03-26T00:15:44.070-04:00Ha ha...that's hilarious how you cover your fa...Ha ha...that's hilarious how you cover your face when there are bats..I would totally do the same thing.<br /><br />I've run into a bunch of geese before on bike rides and they really freak me out. They start honking and look like they're going to charge and peck at me. Usually I have to raise my voice to get them to move out of the way. They're crazy!Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553067128072502179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-88955814761977213242010-03-25T23:30:57.892-04:002010-03-25T23:30:57.892-04:00We had a summer with bats in our house. They scar...We had a summer with bats in our house. They scared the life out of me when I woke up to find one flying over my head.<br /><br />Be careful. A lot of bats carry rabies.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08183174254927897857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-12535517566407667682010-03-25T21:20:16.417-04:002010-03-25T21:20:16.417-04:00Do you work out at a zoo?Do you work out at a zoo?RockStarTrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819672184842226835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-66208991973612959292010-03-25T16:16:24.459-04:002010-03-25T16:16:24.459-04:00A bat in the face would not be fun.A bat in the face would not be fun.Adam Culp (Crazy Floridian)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13001578044343617961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-17815452613643458272010-03-25T14:14:41.142-04:002010-03-25T14:14:41.142-04:00i had a nasty run in with geese last summer, i tri...i had a nasty run in with geese last summer, i tried riding around them and they chased after me! it was actually quite scary because they hissed and spread their wings too. <br />then i've had multiple problems with this other animal...easily the dumbest species, they get in my way and give me dirty looks...humans, who needs them!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909327887647592590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-89888508982219139962010-03-25T12:49:05.922-04:002010-03-25T12:49:05.922-04:00Gators, Armidillos, rattle snakes, thats almost en...Gators, Armidillos, rattle snakes, thats almost enough to scare me from your training routes.Big Daddy Dieselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868041775049514011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-4036957281628649572010-03-25T12:22:31.079-04:002010-03-25T12:22:31.079-04:00one of those birds could seriously do some damage ...one of those birds could seriously do some damage to a cyclist. yikes!<br /><br />wear garlic spray, you know, in case one of those bats gets hungry for ya blooood! haha!Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748250987644502052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-16515082100590594942010-03-25T12:19:31.014-04:002010-03-25T12:19:31.014-04:00I am picturing you running with your hands over yo...I am picturing you running with your hands over your face ... that is pretty funny!<br /><br />I had a deer scare the beejezus out of me this morning on my run ... turned the corner and it was right there ...probably scared it even worse than it scared me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061773215250783439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-43683161089731842112010-03-25T11:51:49.365-04:002010-03-25T11:51:49.365-04:00Maybe dodging bats and other critters engages musc...Maybe dodging bats and other critters engages muscles you wouldn't otherwise? ; )misszippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816276167373260149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-46554910973534851102010-03-25T10:52:56.332-04:002010-03-25T10:52:56.332-04:00if I had bats on my run route, I would likely chan...if I had bats on my run route, I would likely change where I ran. I hate rodents!!! your crit ride sounds great! Have a good run tonight! Cheersskierzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478289863038699061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-22309374582089983682010-03-25T09:51:34.801-04:002010-03-25T09:51:34.801-04:00We used to have a lot of bats in Michigan, and I w...We used to have a lot of bats in Michigan, and I would see them when I ran at night. Eww. Have a great weekend!Velmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902587843038579972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-10388389891169979022010-03-25T09:35:53.714-04:002010-03-25T09:35:53.714-04:00HAHA Those sand cranes are absolutely the dumbest...HAHA Those sand cranes are absolutely the dumbest birds and they sound like teradactyls (or what I imagine they would sound like). Our trail just had a hog hunt and I am very grateful for it - those things are nasty. Hope you get the rest of your run in! Happy training!n/ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15140006843601328227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-84169957577387568252010-03-25T09:34:36.012-04:002010-03-25T09:34:36.012-04:00Love how you run past the bats - I would do the sa...Love how you run past the bats - I would do the same! My close encounters have been mostly with moose and partridge...Caratunk Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042653100322091843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-18178506969706472332010-03-25T08:57:40.477-04:002010-03-25T08:57:40.477-04:00Come on now. Bats eat X amount of insects blah bl...Come on now. Bats eat X amount of insects blah blah blah … I hate them too.<br /><br />We just get the deer, snakes, turkeys, owls, vultures, etc – did I mention the snakes.Tri-Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164926140098806417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7124400046569770672.post-71496322465447477772010-03-25T08:53:08.438-04:002010-03-25T08:53:08.438-04:00Wow, that is a lot of wildlife to contend with. R...Wow, that is a lot of wildlife to contend with. Right now the only wildlife I have to worry about are deer or as my husband calls them, big rats!Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335001280807576664noreply@blogger.com