Jim Green Music
Phone# 630-313-9056
  • Home
  • Music
  • Shows
  • Videos
  • Tabs
  • Bookings/Press
  • About
  • Contact

Day miles: Dogbait Rides Again!

5/7/2016

2 Comments

 
I had the pleasure of meeting Bandit, my first unleashed bike chasing farm dog yesterday for this tour. For my last tour I rode The Grand IL Trail and was bitten by a dog on my second day and chased twelve more times after that in the period of 10 days. For that I note carry pepper spray and have given myself the riding name, DOGBAIT.
​
I decided it would be worth it to go back over this rather large hill from my campsite back into the town of Hannibal MO for a cup of joe and see Mark Twain's boyhood home. I took all my bags off my bike for this and placed them in my tent going they'd still be there when i got back. OMG, the bike was so light. What a difference!
Picture
I had coffee at the very cool very friendly Java Jive.
Picture
Sam's home.
Picture
Picture
With the warm weather brought out the Buffalo Nats here in MO. I put in a second 90 mile day because of them. If i stop, there all over me in a matter of seconds. They seemingly love to go for the eyes and ears. I noticed if riding any slower than 10mph they're more than willing to keep me company. So this makes going up mile long hills all the more challenging.

​I'm just about to climb one of those hills when i hear a dog to my right start to bark. He's with a young boy and i assume his older sister and yes, he unleaded and running for me. I'm not too worried at first because there is a deep ditch separating us and it's only getting deeper as i climb. The kids are screaming, "Bandit! No! Stop!" Bandit has other plans kids. He went right into the ditch and up the steep embankment like it was nothing. I grabbed the pepper spray that's Velcroed to my bike and aimed it at Bandit's border collie head. Now here's the thing, i really like dogs but I'm not going to let one bite me again. I also realize Bandit is just being.. well.. a dog. So, I showed restraint but if he got in reach of me, game on. Thankfully his little game ended. Because i also realize if i have to pepper spray a dog, the real danger is the owners of that dog when they find out and come after me down the road. Then it's, game over.

​OK, back to the hills, nats, and purifying water from some green muddy looking creeks. I need a hotel! I'm dehydrated most of the time and sooo sore. I need a rest day! Not yet.. I'll rest when it's raining. Plus i have to get ahead of the rumors. There's a whispering low growl out on the street, "Dogbait is riding again".
2 Comments
Scott Neumann
5/8/2016 12:02:18 am

As a retired mailman....welcome to my world!

Reply
Jim Green
5/8/2016 07:07:16 am

yea, I bet!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Jim Green - musician, runner, cyclist, vegan, tax payer.

    Archives

    February 2017
    January 2017
    October 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    March 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013

    Categories

    All
    Hiking
    Nameless To Famous Tour
    New Record (summer 2015)
    Quotes I Like
    Running
    Thoughts & Thank Yous After The Shows
    True North Bike Ride
    Vegan Recipes

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly