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Distance: 22.68 miles Time: 02:01:00 Max Speed: 28.00 mph
Avg Speed: 11.25 mph Temp: Min: 38
Avg: 41
Max: 45
Category: training: general - solo
Route: Peck rd./Thornapple workout Weight: 235 Altitude Gain: 0 ft
Avg Power: 0 W Calories Burned: 1,200 Avg HR: 0 bpm
Terrain: Road: Flat Bike: Bianchi 32lb-Castro Valley Road Club: team bikejournal
Weather Conditions: Sunny, cool, NE breeze 5-10mph; Ride start at 8:15AM;

Distance: 8.35 miles Time: 00:48:00 Max Speed: 26.10 mph
Avg Speed: 10.44 mph Temp: Min: 45
Avg: 46
Max: 47
Category: training: general - solo
Route: C&D 10k-Gordon Hill Weight: 235 Altitude Gain: 0 ft
Avg Power: 0 W Calories Burned: 400 Avg HR: 0 bpm
Terrain: Road: Flat Bike: Dahon 32lb-Cadenza Folding Club: USA Towpath and Trail Riders association
Weather Conditions: Sunset/dusk; NE winds 5-10mph;
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 A Goof on a Roof?
On my morning ride today was a sight I had never before observed, A Goose on a roof.

Yup, that's no Goof on a Roof, no that's a Goose on a Roof. An absolutely odd peculiarity. Before today I had never seen a Canadian Goose walking the ridge line of a roof on a 2 story Colonial house.

See a lot of the so-called "Canadian Geese" around this area, thousands of them! Many aren't Passing through. Many a Duck and Goose nest in our region. The Canadian Geese are a particular nuisance in that they are somewhat messy and ornery. See lots of 'em in the area waters. The Erie canal is a particular spot of their liking. Usually one would see Geese landing in a "harvested" corn field or a body of water. This Goofy Goose was high on the roof -I swear I'm sober!

Later I observed a fat Muskrat running with a "hop" in it's cadence, heading "full-bore" across a lawn, toward a creek. Also observed were a couple of male Red Wing Black birds fighting with ferocity and abandon.


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