Sunday morning I was supposed to take a bike ride with my friend Joe Monks through the Irish Hills of Michigan. We had had planned to meet at 9 am at my house. At 9:10 Joe called to say that while trying to put air in the tire of his bike he accidentally pulled off the stem and the tire was flat. He said he didn't have any replacement tubes. We all know no bike shops are open on a a Sunday morning. I was all ready dressed and had my gear sitting by the front door. The thought of spending the day riding through the Irish Hills fleeting from my memory, I decided that I would take a ride on my own.
I hadn't been to Luna Pier, Mi. in a couple of years. I mentally calculated the distance at about 30 miles round trip. I haven't been on a bike ride for over a month, but I ride the stationary bike at the gym 40 minutes 3 times a week. I should be able to handle that.
We live about a mile from the Michigan line. As soon as you get across the state line into Michigan the terrain turns agricultural. Lots of open fields. As I was riding along a drainage ditch next to a corn ,my eye caught a glimpse of what looked like a large dead dog in the ditch. I circled back to get better view. What was it? Not a dog, but dog-like characteristics, large fangs pointed nose. Oh my God could it be the infamous Chupacabra? That means "goat sucker". It's a mythical creature in Puerto Rican folk lore. Could this be the first actual sighting of a Chupacabra in this part of the country? Upon closer observation I noticed a reddish busy tail. Let's see pointed snout, large teeth, large reddish bushy tail, no it wasn't the elusive Chupacabra, but a coyote. I didn't know we had coyotes in this part of the country. After talking to a number of people today, they told me that coyotes are very common in parts of Ohio & Michigan. This one must have got hit by a car.
We live about a mile from the Michigan line. As soon as you get across the state line into Michigan the terrain turns agricultural. Lots of open fields. As I was riding along a drainage ditch next to a corn ,my eye caught a glimpse of what looked like a large dead dog in the ditch. I circled back to get better view. What was it? Not a dog, but dog-like characteristics, large fangs pointed nose. Oh my God could it be the infamous Chupacabra? That means "goat sucker". It's a mythical creature in Puerto Rican folk lore. Could this be the first actual sighting of a Chupacabra in this part of the country? Upon closer observation I noticed a reddish busy tail. Let's see pointed snout, large teeth, large reddish bushy tail, no it wasn't the elusive Chupacabra, but a coyote. I didn't know we had coyotes in this part of the country. After talking to a number of people today, they told me that coyotes are very common in parts of Ohio & Michigan. This one must have got hit by a car.
This poor creature must have gotten hit during the night because the flies and the stench of death were overwhelming.
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GROSS!!!
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