Originally Posted by
big john
I got it bad several times when I was a ute. It has affected me less as age has crept up but one time a few years ago I trudged right through it and the branches were wrapping around my lower legs.. Got a bad itch that time and the scrub really helped.
I don't interact with much poison oak, compared to poison ivy.
This is a fun compare and contrast with my 30-mile ride last evening
Originally Posted by
mschwett
sunday morning 7am zone 1 ride metrics :
squirrels : 1
container ships underway : 1
egrets : 1
bridges crossed : 1 (twice)
tunnels transited : 1 (once)
deer : 4
wildflower colors : 4 (white, yellow, magenta, purple)
ducks or geese : 15-20
other boats underway : 15-20
number of people in longest coffee shop line : 15-20
other birds : hundreds
cyclists : 300+
pedestrians or joggers : 500+
squirrels : 1 dead one on the road, maybe saw a few others
container ships underway : 0
egrets : 0
bridges crossed : 1 (twice)
tunnels transited : 0
deer : 0
wildflower colors : didn't count
ducks or geese : 2 Canadian Geese. They were on the other side of the road and took off right before I got there. I trailed them for a few seconds. Kind of cool.
other boats underway : 0
number of people in longest coffee shop line : N/A
other birds : didn't count, not sure it was hundreds
cyclists : 0
pedestrians or joggers : maybe 5?