MAINE: my final frontier. These are the voyages of the Scooter Vespa 250 i.e. Super. Its continuing mission - to explore America's most heavily forested state - to roam the vast coastline, numberless lakes, and mighty mountains. To boldly go where no scooter has gone before!

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Where are we?

During a wonderful 80-mile ride with Mike Turuscio (Scooter for Fun) this afternoon, we came upon these unusual cows - panda cows?

I said, "Look - cows! Panda cows?"

Mike said, "Where are we?" Mike is a licensed pilot and boat captain. He must know where we are. "In a pasture with Panda cows" is enough for me- not for Mike. And he did find out our precise location. According to Google Maps on his cell phone, we were in a pasture with Panda cows.

Here, we are in Maine, looking into New Hampshire, where there are no Panda cows.

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  1. UnknownOctober 4, 2013 at 12:17 AM

    Thomas:

    I've never seen Panda Cows before. I like your fall colours.

    I think Mike is just pretending that he is lost. He is smart that way

    bob
    Riding the Wet Coast

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    1. Thomas KeeneOctober 4, 2013 at 10:25 PM

      Bob,

      I think I did poor old Mike wrong! I am the one who gets lost - but as a navigator dependent on his skills to keep from crashing on rocks or diving into the ground from 20,000 feet, he (yes, a bit obsessively) needs to know where he is.

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  2. Coop a.k.a. CoopdwayOctober 4, 2013 at 7:17 AM

    I am now confident that Lost is something I'll never be again.

    Your maples are confident they know what time of year it is.

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    1. Thomas KeeneOctober 4, 2013 at 10:27 PM

      Coop,

      We are having a much more colorful fall this year - last year, the cold and the moisture came at the wrong time, and instead of pretty leaf color, we had just wet, brown leaves.

      Tom

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  3. Thomas KeeneOctober 4, 2013 at 7:19 AM

    Bob,

    Thanks, Bob. Perfect day for a ride - for anything, really! Regarding the cows: I've been told that the breed is Belted Galloway.

    Mike isn't lost - he simply needs to know his exact location, like he's at 50,000 feet or 2,000 miles from shore!

    Tom

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  4. Keith - Circle BlueOctober 4, 2013 at 7:22 AM

    Panda cows, wow.

    Lost? What's lost? When riding it is the only place I never feel lost. A little anxious when low on gas, but never lost :^)

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    1. Thomas KeeneOctober 4, 2013 at 10:29 PM

      Keith,

      As noted above, Mike wasn't lost - just wicked curious!

      Tom

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  5. David MasseOctober 4, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    Tom, I think I fall somewhere between the two of you. Like the belt on the Galloways. I'd be content to know that I was with panda cows in a pasture, but after savoring that thought for a while, I might sneak a peek at my iPhone.

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    1. Thomas KeeneOctober 4, 2013 at 10:32 PM

      David,

      Lacking a smart phone - I still use a phone that rode on the little school bus - I am inclined to trust my eyes. Although those cows baffled me...

      Tom

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  6. TrobairitzOctober 4, 2013 at 12:11 PM

    Panda cows - aka Oreo cows. I think Panda cows sounds like more fun.

    Beautiful fall color. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thomas KeeneOctober 4, 2013 at 10:41 PM

      Trobairitz,

      Fall is here, indeed. But here's a secret - I had to play with the colors a bit with "Snapseed" off in the distance. The New Hampshire trees were quite dull.

      Tom

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  7. RichardMOctober 4, 2013 at 12:32 PM

    Panda cows, oreo cows, who knows what you'll find around the next bend.

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    1. Thomas KeeneOctober 4, 2013 at 10:46 PM

      Richard,

      If there's a rabbit hole, I'm hopping in!

      Tom

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