We just were obliterated with rain. Had rain in the morning too. Ride I wood not until late in the day at a minimum. Supposed to be sunny and windy which is good, but this is a lot to soak and dry up.
6 Mile Run Conditions
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We just were obliterated with rain. Had rain in the morning too. Ride I wood not until late in the day at a minimum. Supposed to be sunny and windy which is good, but this is a lot to soak and dry up.
tommyjay
Not-So-Venerable Asshat
Conditions were perfect this morning. The park got no rain during the overnight. Was putting the bike back in the garage when the skies opened up at 10 AM. Looks like it will be at least a day or two until the place dries out judging by the monsoon that just rolled through..
Chris Nordt
Active Member
It was great Saturday morning, would have been amazing if my chain hadn't snapped (twice) on my hard tail lol.. I wouldn't attempt riding there today, at least until late in the afternoon when the trail has had a chance to dry out.
Juggernaut
Master of the Metaphor
So I was talking to a coworker about a weird canine sighting on my ride this past Thursday afternoon and he asked if it was a coyote.
I'm like "a coyote?!?...at Six mile? .... I don't think so. Do we even have coyotes in central NJ?" A quick Google search (in lieu of actual work) showed me we DO indeed have coyotes in NJ and this is pretty much what it looked like...with a little more grey patches in it.
It scampered across the trail about 5 feet in front of me on the dead Red Trail just before the first ravine heading towards Canal Road.
My noisy hub (i9) probably scared it enough to make it run in the first place.
Anyone else see one?
I'm like "a coyote?!?...at Six mile? .... I don't think so. Do we even have coyotes in central NJ?" A quick Google search (in lieu of actual work) showed me we DO indeed have coyotes in NJ and this is pretty much what it looked like...with a little more grey patches in it.
It scampered across the trail about 5 feet in front of me on the dead Red Trail just before the first ravine heading towards Canal Road.
My noisy hub (i9) probably scared it enough to make it run in the first place.
Anyone else see one?
ilnadi
Well-Known Member
We have one that shows up on our street (Clinton) every once in a while (no idea if it's the same one).
More fox sightings here (walking up-n-down in broad daylight poking around the yards, probably looking for the ^%$@#^ rabbits that are our peppers).
Usually my dog (fox hound) loses what little mind he has when one or the other is in the neighborhood.
More fox sightings here (walking up-n-down in broad daylight poking around the yards, probably looking for the ^%$@#^ rabbits that are our peppers).
Usually my dog (fox hound) loses what little mind he has when one or the other is in the neighborhood.
moray42
Merman
There was a pretty decent sized pack caught on a game cam in South Jersey within the last month.
There's a pack in the creek run behind Hillsborough High School. Or there was a coupla weeks ago. They were doing a pretty fine chorus for a few days at 4 am. Felt like I was back in LA. They've either moved on or they're being quiet and denning. Gonna be a lot of missing outdoor cats soon.
The Kalmyk
Well-Known Member
I've seen the goat man at 6 Mile.
Um, whut?
Arwen's Mom
Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Chains
@Juggernaut I guess you dont remember me posting about seeing a coyote in the middle of Milltown one evening on one of my rides.
@rick81721 really? please dont tell me you beleive Hollywood when they claim wolves eat people
A pack a wolves is what NJ needs to help with the so called over populated deer
@rick81721 really? please dont tell me you beleive Hollywood when they claim wolves eat people
A pack a wolves is what NJ needs to help with the so called over populated deer
Arwen's Mom
Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Chains
you have a greater chance of being killed by a car than being chased by a wolf.
Unless sick, starved or protecting young, wolves are not looking at you like a meal.
But remember, I am biased.
I would rather a pack of wolves move into 6M than a pack of mountain bikers ridng muddy trails without helmets complaining about closed trails 😉
found on the department of fish and wildlife: this info is from the last 100 years
"All told, the study’s authors found 18 wolf attacks in North America -- 12 in Canada and six in the U.S. Of the attacks in the U.S., four occurred in Alaska (as did an unspecified number of small incidents along a road where truckers had taken to feeding the wolves) and two in Minnesota, in which the victims weren’t injured. Two of the attacks in Alaska left the victim dead of rabies. Both of those happened in the 1940s."
Unless sick, starved or protecting young, wolves are not looking at you like a meal.
But remember, I am biased.
I would rather a pack of wolves move into 6M than a pack of mountain bikers ridng muddy trails without helmets complaining about closed trails 😉
found on the department of fish and wildlife: this info is from the last 100 years
"All told, the study’s authors found 18 wolf attacks in North America -- 12 in Canada and six in the U.S. Of the attacks in the U.S., four occurred in Alaska (as did an unspecified number of small incidents along a road where truckers had taken to feeding the wolves) and two in Minnesota, in which the victims weren’t injured. Two of the attacks in Alaska left the victim dead of rabies. Both of those happened in the 1940s."
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rick81721
Lothar
Seems outdated. According to this there was a confirmed death due to wolf attack in Alaska in 2011:
https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2013/11/29/wolf-attacks-on-humans-in-north-america/
Obviously wolf attacks are very rare - you are far more likely to be killed by dogs.
PS I hope you realized I was joking about being scared of coyotes or wolves in 6mr - the only thing that scares me there at night are the ghosts!
Chris Nordt
Active Member
Is it OK if the Poison Ivy scares me the most? lol
The Kalmyk
Well-Known Member
Deer population isn't a major concern in state game areas are they? More so in neighborhoods and small parks, no?