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haha...been there done that....so I am riding alone....I used to for years and years to the tune of 3500 to 5000 by meself.....on my LESS than trusty yamamhamas....and as usual the vmax broke down...AGAIN....LMAO.....so I had told the fellers at aboot midnight I am going out for a short ride on the freshly groomed and going aboot this direction....so the motor is konked out at aboot 2am or so....I am sitting on trail.....I see eyes....then I see lots of eyes....so I pull the cord and the headlight lights for a few seconds....the eyes disappear....this goes on for like 2 hours....finally the eyes get wise....they start moving in closer and closer until pulling the cord is not an option anymore...I climb a tree nearby....I have cigs, whiskey, and my picnic basket from sled full of food and drink....I sit there for hours and hours while below about 5 wolves are around the tree below me....aboot 7am or just after the sun rises and provides good light...I hear in the distance...very weak.... a motor.....going slowly....as it gets within a mile or so...all the wolves suddenly leave....here comes me brother joey....whew....what a relief....tows me home....too bad at that time GO PRO did not exist snobuilder....LOL....but...theres always another chance....widow....are ya kiddin me???? have ya ever seen ALTERED STATES....my mountain man in me woulda kicked in and id be havein wolf steaks and a new coat.....LOL.....I been in some super tight spots and ya don't panic....ya make applesauce outta apples....LMAO[/QUO
 

meoget

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We saw a couple juvenile wolves outside of Calumet last year. Really cool to see. I hope they flourish!
 
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Tracker

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In the sepulchral voice of Lurch, of the "Addams Family" (TV Series, 1964-1966): "You rang?"

Were you referring to:
Okay, technically either a pack of wolves, or when in movement, a (rout or route) of wolves.

Other than that, I think folks will generally not be bothered by wolves, unless, you bring a picnic basket as (click →) Tracker claims to have done. (Really? a picnic basket?!) :grief:




yes....a picnic basket is AKA.....ARCTIC CAT TANK MAP BAG...loaded with sardines/crackers/mustard/salmon/smoked oysters/mixer/shine/twinkies/peanuts/syphon hose/plugs/space blanket/shat paper/payday and whatever else will fit in.....and I was eating sardines on my seat when the wolves came in so whilst I was up atree I was worried they would maul my seat to shreads as they kept going around the machine sniffin...thank god I took me picnic basket up with me or coulda been troubles and mayhem...don't ya'll carry one?????


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Cirrus_Driver

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Anybody that eats sardines and oysters + crackers is a mans, man. Marine Corp, fisherman's meal of choice. Take note metro-sexuals.
 
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Tracker

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Anybody that eats sardines and oysters + crackers is a mans, man. Marine Corp, fisherman's meal of choice. Take note metro-sexuals.

haha...and if ya don't take anything and have an encounter or have to spend the night....your gonna have oysters and goodies along next time....I almost forgot.....an extra sock too....for wipin' and fire startin'.....LOL...just in case....LOL....nights are long in the cold, let me tell ya
 
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Tracker

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It can't smell good inside of that helmet.��

ha...your not kiddin'....I can chew tobaccy at 80+ and smoke a cig with helmet on.....puke without stopping.....amongst the oystahs and the anchovie pizza I had a billy da finns.....it AM GONNA BE GOOD.....everyone that knows me knows not to borrow or even hold my helmet.....LMAO.....once on a tour.....I had me helmet in me hand sitting in me seat.....planes gonna take off....we were going to Yellowstone with IST and Dict squires and reporters from MSM and the stewardess stops the plane.....gets the pilot and brings em out to me seat...he says listen....that's gotta go underneath you cannot hold it....I said....listen I gotta take these guys around and I cannot have my lens scratched cause theres not another one like it.....he says OK and I put in on me head....he says....OK and strap it down tight....there was guys from japan....us...Canada...all states...all sledders....the entire plane ERUPTED IN CHEERS and high fives and general mayhem.....I was the king on that tour....and cheered at the airport upon landing....I think its in MSM October/november 1999 yellowstone issue written by northwinds Charlie ....what a hoot that trip was....I will try to post a pic of the back of me helmet with ZLZEBUB in all his glory what was staring em all in the face and why they erupted
 
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Cirrus_Driver

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Tracker - you GOTTA be a blast to hang with - with personality like that! Who likes anchovy pizza besides me? Thought it was only my brothers. OMG - I am sitting in an office literally laughing out loud.
Using someone else's helmet is like wearing someone else's boxers to work - without a wash. LMFAO! This place is soooooo entertaining lately!! LOL
 

frnash

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… once on a tour … I had me helmet in me hand sitting in me seat … planes gonna take off … and the stewardess stops the plane … gets the pilot and brings em out to me seat … he says listen … that's gotta go underneath you cannot hold it … I said … listen I gotta take these guys around and I cannot have my lens scratched cause theres not another one like it … he says OK and I put in on me head … he says … OK and strap it down tight …
They actually let you on da plane wit dat helmet? It should have been treated like a durian :disgust: :
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Regarded by many people in southeast Asia as the "king of fruits", the durian is distinctive for its large size, strong odor, and formidable thorn-covered husk. The fruit can grow as large as 12" long and 6" in diameter, and it typically weighs 2-7#. Its shape ranges from oblong to round, the color of its husk green to brown, and its flesh pale yellow to red, depending on the species.

Some people regard the durian as having a pleasantly sweet fragrance; others find the aroma overpowering with an unpleasant odor.

The smell evokes reactions from deep appreciation to intense disgust, and has been described variously as a blend of pig-poop, turpentine, rotten onions, weeks old gym socks and raw sewage. It can be smelled from yards away. The persistence of its odor, which may linger for several days, has led to the fruit's banishment from certain hotels and public transportation in Southeast Asia.

From the Airports of Thailand web site:
Banned on board: 7 prohibited items not allowed in your hand baggage …
6. Durian
Oh.. Who would have thought that it was forbidden fruit!
(In order to appreciate it's flavor, you first must get it past your nose and into your gullet.)
Ahh, memories of durian ice crea
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(Durian Ice cream!)
… and a durian mung bean cake (flour, sugar, mung bean, durian) 'Twas really true banana-custardy durian flavor - Yummy!

See also: (click →) "Learning to love durian: why the world’s stinkiest fruit is better than wine, cheese or chocolate".


 
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frnash

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… Who likes anchovy pizza besides me? Thought it was only my brothers. …
Nope, yer not alone! Ya just can't hardly find anchovies any more!

I was introduced to anchovies on pizza at Gino's[SUP]1[/SUP] in Hancock by my Mich Tech mentor, Dr. G. Cleaves Byers, lo those many years ago (ca. 1958-1959)! (No, on my last visit there, they din't have anchovies either! :mad3:)

Gino's Italian Restaurant has been around for ≈65+ years (since ≈1952), although their facebook page claims "a rich history that dates back to the 1930's.", with new owners now (2014? 2015?), the original Gino's grandson has revamped the menu.

[SUP]1[/SUP] For Gino's, see:
  1. Gino's on (click →) "Farcebook". (Other than that, they don't have a web site!)
  2. Gino's on (click →) Zomato.
  3. Gino's on (click →) Yelp.
 
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buddah2

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I tried to respond (with quote) to a couple of these posts but something is causing my text to get all jumbled.....regardless:

For those who say "we moved into their domain" about the wolves.....when we bought our house up here (late 90's) there were ZERO reports of wolves anywhere in our area.....in fact their numbers were quite small throughout the U.P. at that time......thanks to the tree huggers etc. the wolves are now VERY prevalent all around us.....hence I have to stand guard over the furry kids each and every time they are outside......I can only say this for a FACT: while it is extremely illegal to kill a wolf if I ever see one around my furry kids on our property he better damn well be wearing body armor or he will NOT enjoy the experience/outcome at all !!!!
 

frnash

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… when we bought our house up here (late 90's) there were ZERO reports of wolves anywhere in our area … in fact their numbers were quite small throughout the U.P. at that time…
Fer sure!

'Cuz wolves were vigorously and enthusiastically hunted/trapped (mostly trapped) into extinction in the 1940s/1950s — from even earlier — in da UP[SUP]1[/SUP]. Been there and witnessed part of that activity on da family farm in Bruce Crossing.

See (click →) "History of Wolves in Michigan" by MI DNR, quoted here in part:
"… [When the state-paid bounty on wolves was repealed in 1960], they had nearly vanished from the Upper Peninsula. The last known pups born during this era were documented in 1954-1956, in the area now known as Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore."

[SUP]1[/SUP] (And in the LP even earlier as noted in the above link.)
 
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