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Re: [RC] Men, Women, and Fear - rides2farSpiders are my one fear. Snakes, even rattlesnakes don't bother me. Someone saying "Horsefly on your back" ...that's my fear. Right between the shoulder blades where you can't get to them! Today we tried to do a long ride on the Longstreet's Charge trail. The vote on my ride poll so far is about 3 to 1 for the more rugged low fluff ride (proud of you guys staying tough), so I was picturing it through all of your eyes as to why you so enjoy this trail I'm so sick of. >g< I rode through *many* *many* spider webs (Josie's horse likes to follow). I wore them on my face, draped back from my helmet, sticking on my fingers, etc. Then I spotted a big rattlesnake laying across the trail (first Josie had ever seen). Had to get off and pitch rocks at him for a while to get him to scoot over enough to let us pass. So what got me? I'm guessing a horsefly bit the side of my knee (they tend to get me there). My knee has swollen up like never before! It's HUGE! I can barely walk, it throbs, and there's a hot swollen area about 6" long down the side of my extremely elephentitis looking knee (now I know my legs *could* look fatter!). So..it wasn't the rattlesnake. It wasn't the 50 spiders dangling from my visor...it was the horsefly! Oh yeah...there's one much bigger fear. It's August and we ran into a bunch of trail riders and they said the dreaded word for the first time this year..."Did ya'll hit any yellow jackets?" Ugh! Angie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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