Caution: Hydration and Wild Animals

Hey fellow bikers. Just a word of caution to make sure you stay hydrated out there, it's apparently going to be a warm summer.

Also, summer heat can make some animals grumpy. Use extreme caution when approaching a hippopotajason (also known as a hiserpotamous) in high temperatures. Its natural habitat is mountain streams and ponds in western Virginia, but recent sightings have occurred in local bike parks as well. The animal can be quite docile and friendly, almost domesticated when well fed and comfortable temperatures. However, its use of aggression when cornered is well noted. Caution is also needed as it has been known to invade picnics and local swimming holes when hungry or warm.

Related to the hippopotajason is the shade pig. Although rare, it's territory is great. It can frequently be found on rocky mountain tops where wheeled vehicles and gasoline motors cannot reach and back country roads where such vehicles are rare.