Just More of Ken's Nonsense

Ken Anderson said:
You're not too far from where I grew up, then. I was born in Marinette, Wisconsin (only because my parents preferred the Marinette hospital to the one that was then in Menominee), and grew up in Wallace, just north of Menominee, Michigan.
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That is why I was offering to find you a stop over motel on your trips out here. I am just off Lake Winnebago.
 
Mary Stetler said:
That is why I was offering to find you a stop over motel on your trips out here. I am just off Lake Winnebago.
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Going that route, once I get past Chicago, I feel like I'm home and rarely make another hotel stop, although we did stop in Milwaukee once, staying at a Doubletree across the street from the Harley Museum.
 
Earlier today:
  1. Walk to McDonald's: 1.3 miles, and another 1.5 miles back

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Night hike, returning at 11:15 pm, 2.7 miles. The wooded section to the north is on a fairly high hill, with a steep climb going up and a similar drop coming out of it at the other end. There is a trail, but there are roots, rocks, and drop-offs, and it was very dark tonight, with little moonlight available. I brought a flashlight, as I always do for night walks, but I like to try to navigate without it.
 
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In this episode, Peter Santellano covers northern Aroostook County, where my camp and land are located. Although I have only just begun watching it, I doubt he'll drive to where my camp is specifically, given that it's an ATV trail. There's some interesting history included, if you're not familiar with the Acadians, who are related to the Cajuns in Louisiana. Unfortunately, here in Maine, they tend to vote Democrat, creating a sliver of blue in the otherwise red Northern Maine.
 
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Shirley Martin said:
Ken, when you are night walking, do you ever hear animal sounds, like dogs, foxes, night birds or humans?
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Owls sometimes, and other noises that are unidentified, but probably raccoons. At twilight, I am likely to come upon a moose or white-tailed deer. So far, even when I walk the sidewalks at night, I seem to be pretty much the only one out.
 
Ken Anderson said:
Owls sometimes, and other noises that are unidentified, but probably raccoons. At twilight, I am likely to come upon a moose or white-tailed deer. So far, even when I walk the sidewalks at night, I seem to be pretty much the only one out.
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Um and you do this night walking because? A therapy type thing? I would be scared of the beasties out there
 
Ken Anderson said:
Owls sometimes, and other noises that are unidentified, but probably raccoons. At twilight, I am likely to come upon a moose or white-tailed deer. So far, even when I walk the sidewalks at night, I seem to be pretty much the only one out.
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Foxes can make the weirdest, scariest sounds because you won't recognize who is making it.
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Hedi Mitchell said:
Um and you do this night walking because? A therapy type thing? I would be scared of the beasties out there
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I love the woods at night, especially in the summer, because it's cooler at night. During the day, I might come across another hiker, but rarely. There's not much of anything in the Maine woods likely to harm me unless I trip over a rock or a root.
 
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