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dependence on foreign sources of fuel,obesity, hypertension and diabetes.
Cycling accomplishes all those things at once and helps us develop a better
understanding of ourselves, each other and our relationship to the cosmos.

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The rest of that crap is just a fringe benefit,
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

What are the odds?

Staying last night at Indiana Dunes, the campground was virtually empty. During a passing storm one of the millions of trees broke and fell on my tent. I was pinned underneath for ten minutes until another camper came to my rescue. That wasn't strange enough, neither I not my tent were damaged in any way.  Didn't even get wet.
Posted by Marc at 6:41 AM
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  1. BillJune 16, 2015 at 5:10 PM

    Wow! Glad to hear that you're OK. Scary!

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  2. AndyJune 17, 2015 at 7:19 AM

    Glad you're okay. I have a friend who had this happen to him on a scout trip as a child, and it broke his arm. He got me in the habit of checking for "widowmakers" whenever I set up a tent.

    This sad event happened not too far from you about this time last year, at Devil's Lake where I have camped quite a few times.

    http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/girl-11-killed-when-tree-falls-on-tent-at-devils-lake-state-park-b99281989z1-261434411.html

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  3. KendraJune 17, 2015 at 12:22 PM

    So weird. Glad you came out of it dry and unharmed.

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  5. MarcJune 17, 2015 at 4:30 PM

    After looking at the tree in the morning, I decided the full foliage and smaller branches at the top slowed the descent so the main trunk settled down gently on the top of my tent, with me beneath it of course.

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