tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453396459741922728.post8639904087108339339..comments2014-08-12T15:16:22.011-04:00Comments on Play Always: Day 16Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00619051411695901467noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453396459741922728.post-15457847138913289372010-07-08T17:15:57.942-04:002010-07-08T17:15:57.942-04:00Hi Brett and Jenny. What Ron and I did, after we h...Hi Brett and Jenny. What Ron and I did, after we had a run in with the raccoons was this: we tied our food (in a plastic bag) onto rope and or bungee cords, and looped the rope over a tree limb far enough off the ground so they couldn't get to it. The limb was so flimsy that a raccoon would be unable to even use it to crawl down from atop the bags. We woke up to untouched foods and retrieved our ropes as well.<br />Funny thing about the incident was, I had home made power bars in my new panniers. Ron had store bought ones in his bag, The raccoons bit into his bags and thieved off with his power bars. They didn't touch my panniers... must say something about the home made power bars!!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16150872647242228752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453396459741922728.post-12958940405165363652010-07-04T22:04:41.689-04:002010-07-04T22:04:41.689-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.jillalexandriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878239122513830838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453396459741922728.post-40219820249315153232010-07-04T10:43:19.549-04:002010-07-04T10:43:19.549-04:00At least it wasnt a porcupine talking to himself a...At least it wasnt a porcupine talking to himself all night! arnimarniarmarnirarnimarnaGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354456332412374915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453396459741922728.post-19659300559796367722010-06-30T10:16:57.485-04:002010-06-30T10:16:57.485-04:00OK! Whether you know it or not, you two have cross...OK! Whether you know it or not, you two have crossed a line. You've weathered rain, storms, cranky moods, hot weather, and raccoon raids. You have pushed through knee pain and days when you didn't particularly want to hop on the bike. You have ridden over 60 miles in one on a bicycle that I would conservatively estimate weighs over 60 lbs, probably a lot more. You were glorified "day trippers" on a lark. No more. You are now HARD CORE CROSS COUNTRY BIKERS! If you finish you will enter an elite fraternity that few will ever qualify for. And, excellent blogs too. Great photos, love the text. Am enjoying myself thoroughly following you. I check for new entries every day. I spent a lot of time checking Ecovillage. I think we will all have to learn to live more that way in the future. Pedal on......!!!!!!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716119572329000625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453396459741922728.post-53335229591946699212010-06-30T08:46:14.272-04:002010-06-30T08:46:14.272-04:00Oh boy, so many miles and raccoons! What a day!Oh boy, so many miles and raccoons! What a day!Selenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05739922866819043819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453396459741922728.post-91236147012211824392010-06-29T19:13:43.070-04:002010-06-29T19:13:43.070-04:00as much as i'm enjoying all your postings and ...as much as i'm enjoying all your postings and pictures, i'm also loving all the comments being left by friends old and new. how nice to see dwight posting (a high school friend who i know better now thanks to facebook than i did when we were in school) and kathy and selena and rick and jim and terry and saloma (who i'm just now getting to know through your blog). the list goes on and on. thank you, jenny and brett, for bringing all of us together through your wonderful adventure!sherry boashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310105811887347118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453396459741922728.post-78843828138854436352010-06-29T17:46:38.371-04:002010-06-29T17:46:38.371-04:00Been following your wonderful blogs and had to com...Been following your wonderful blogs and had to comment on the racoons. the friendly racoons must be a north country thing, we would sit at campsites in NH with marshmellows on our knee and they would sneak up and grab them. The little hands on your leg is a little strange but they never hurt us. <br />Be safe. <br />Dwight, a FB friend of SherryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453396459741922728.post-2422752862354617442010-06-29T14:11:37.222-04:002010-06-29T14:11:37.222-04:00Oooo, all those miles! I'm tempted to change m...Oooo, all those miles! I'm tempted to change my vote.<br />I rode to Green River today, set a personal best time of 1:01:15. All I have to do is trim off 76 seconds to get under 1 hour. Seems doable, huh?<br />Congrats on the Great Granola Rescue. <br />I too love the lighthouse shot.<br />Love and hugs,<br />MomKathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453396459741922728.post-85174005631355214412010-06-29T13:32:25.909-04:002010-06-29T13:32:25.909-04:00I can so relate to the racoon/camping story -- som...I can so relate to the racoon/camping story -- something very similar happened to my sister and me in Vermont once. <br /><br />What a gorgeous picture of the lighthouses through the branches! <br /><br />Thanks for all your wonderful postings -- I feel like I'm right there with you. <br /><br />Snapping turtles -- my husband grew up in the Hudson Valley near a creek, where there were many of them. He would take a sturdy stick and put it near its mouth, the turtle would clamp on tight, and he would move them that way. I sure wouldn't want to try this myself, though.<br /><br />Can't wait for the next post...Saloma Miller Furlonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269289644573402840noreply@blogger.com