https://bikejax.org/animals-vs-bikes/ Florida Culture Blog Thu, 20 Aug 2015 13:24:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.8 https://bikejax.org/animals-vs-bikes/#comment-2720 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:19:24 +0000 https://bikejax.org/?p=88#comment-2720 […] few months back, I posted about animals one encounters on bike trails, and some of you responded with great comments about the animals you […]

]]> https://bikejax.org/animals-vs-bikes/#comment-836 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 13:55:14 +0000 https://bikejax.org/?p=88#comment-836 If you do bunny hop over an armadillo, let me know! I’d love to feature that story as a blog post! Kamikaze squirrels! I love that image.

]]> https://bikejax.org/animals-vs-bikes/#comment-835 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 08:52:55 +0000 https://bikejax.org/?p=88#comment-835 The Baldwin Trail is a great place for animal sightings. I’ve spotted dear, snakes, gopher tortoises, and a coyote out there. Been told of a black bear sighting, and regularly play chicken with the kamikaze squirrels on the trail. Early morning commutes are another great time to encounter a critter. I’ve seen several raccoons around town, and even scared the crap out of a silver fox in Mandarin once. Armadillos are the worst since they dont startle easy and tend to curl up into a ball like a big fleshy speed-bump but so far I’ve been able to swerve around them and haven’t had to bunny hop any yet.

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