"Mountain biker plunges off 40-foot cliff"

THREE mountain bikers illegally biking on a hiking trail.... Evolution
at work.

Mike


http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/loc...4406046.story:

Mountain biker plunges off 40-foot cliff

Annapolis man in critical condition after accident at Patapsco Valley
State Park

By Melissa Harris | Sun reporter
4:10 PM EDT, October 30, 2007

An Annapolis man mountain biking on a walking trail in the Patapsco
Valley State Park this morning failed to navigate a curve and plunged
over a 40-foot cliff, according to the Maryland Department of Natural
Resources. The accident occurred off Ilchester Road southeast of
Ellicott City in the Hilton area of the park.

Christopher Campbell, 40, was flown by state police to Maryland Shock
Trauma Center, where he was listed in critical condition this
afternoon.

Campbell was the second person in a line of three bicyclists on the
trail about 10 a.m. The first cleared the curve but Campbell did not.
The third cyclist saw the accident and rushed to render first aid,
said Kara Turner, a spokeswoman for the Department of Natural
Resources.


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Mike Vandeman wrote:
THREE mountain bikers illegally biking on a hiking trail.... Evolution
at work.

Mike

Nice one Mike. Really tasteful even by your standards.

Bruno

"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message
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THREE mountain bikers illegally biking on a hiking trail.... Evolution
at work.

Having fallen off a cliff myself, I can tell you that you don't need to be a
dumb mountain biker to do it. Dumb backpacker is enough. ;-)


--
Donald R. Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net

Mike Vandeman wrote in
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THREE mountain bikers illegally biking on a hiking trail.... Evolution
at work.

Mike

Make Vandeman not having children, Evolution at work!

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On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 04:53:12 -0600, "Donald Newcomb"
wrote:

"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message
.. .
THREE mountain bikers illegally biking on a hiking trail.... Evolution
at work.

Having fallen off a cliff myself, I can tell you that you don't need to be a
dumb mountain biker to do it. Dumb backpacker is enough. ;-)

It's pretty hard to do as a hiker, and pretty EASY, as a mountain
biker.
--
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message
...
THREE mountain bikers illegally biking on a hiking trail.... Evolution
at work.

Mike

I think you should consider yourselves fortunate. Here in oz we have filthy
bloody trail bikers
(as in motorbikes) to put up with on walking tracks.
cheers
Bill







http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/loc...4406046.story:

Mountain biker plunges off 40-foot cliff

Annapolis man in critical condition after accident at Patapsco Valley
State Park

By Melissa Harris | Sun reporter
4:10 PM EDT, October 30, 2007

An Annapolis man mountain biking on a walking trail in the Patapsco
Valley State Park this morning failed to navigate a curve and plunged
over a 40-foot cliff, according to the Maryland Department of Natural
Resources. The accident occurred off Ilchester Road southeast of
Ellicott City in the Hilton area of the park.

Christopher Campbell, 40, was flown by state police to Maryland Shock
Trauma Center, where he was listed in critical condition this
afternoon.

Campbell was the second person in a line of three bicyclists on the
trail about 10 a.m. The first cleared the curve but Campbell did not.
The third cyclist saw the accident and rushed to render first aid,
said Kara Turner, a spokeswoman for the Department of Natural
Resources.


--
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are
fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

"Landy" wrote in message
...
I think you should consider yourselves fortunate. Here in oz we have
filthy
bloody trail bikers
(as in motorbikes) to put up with on walking tracks.
cheers

I'm told that Australians can get a motor home into places your average
American couldn't get a Jeep.

--
Donald R. Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net

Donald Newcomb wrote:
"Landy" wrote in message
...
I think you should consider yourselves fortunate. Here in oz we have
filthy
bloody trail bikers
(as in motorbikes) to put up with on walking tracks.
cheers

I'm told that Australians can get a motor home into places your average
American couldn't get a Jeep.

Your average USian would not take a Jeep down a gravel road because it
might get some gravel dings in the paint. The Jeep is for appearances
only (in most cases), and the full-suspension ATB mounted to it is just
a fashion accessory, and not for riding.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
When did ignorance of biology become a "family value"?

On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 09:18:10 +1100, "Landy" wrote:


"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message
.. .
THREE mountain bikers illegally biking on a hiking trail.... Evolution
at work.

Mike

I think you should consider yourselves fortunate. Here in oz we have filthy
bloody trail bikers
(as in motorbikes) to put up with on walking tracks.

Why do you stand for that???

cheers
Bill







http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/loc...4406046.story:

Mountain biker plunges off 40-foot cliff

Annapolis man in critical condition after accident at Patapsco Valley
State Park

By Melissa Harris | Sun reporter
4:10 PM EDT, October 30, 2007

An Annapolis man mountain biking on a walking trail in the Patapsco
Valley State Park this morning failed to navigate a curve and plunged
over a 40-foot cliff, according to the Maryland Department of Natural
Resources. The accident occurred off Ilchester Road southeast of
Ellicott City in the Hilton area of the park.

Christopher Campbell, 40, was flown by state police to Maryland Shock
Trauma Center, where he was listed in critical condition this
afternoon.

Campbell was the second person in a line of three bicyclists on the
trail about 10 a.m. The first cleared the curve but Campbell did not.
The third cyclist saw the accident and rushed to render first aid,
said Kara Turner, a spokeswoman for the Department of Natural
Resources.


--
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are
fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

--
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message
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On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 09:18:10 +1100, "Landy" wrote:


"Mike Vandeman" wrote in message
. ..
THREE mountain bikers illegally biking on a hiking trail.... Evolution
at work.

Mike

I think you should consider yourselves fortunate. Here in oz we have
filthy
bloody trail bikers
(as in motorbikes) to put up with on walking tracks.

Why do you stand for that???


What can be done about it? The National Parks and Wildlife Service have
limited resources.
Admittedly, it only occurs in the national parks close to urban areas, but
how do you argue
against a moron riding a 500 cc at you? They even ride unregistered bikes
around on suburban
streets on weekends. Again a lack of police resourses would be to blame.
All part af increasing
lawlessness under a fascist government.
cheers
Bill