Shore Line Trail to Good Enough Ridge (Living Room Trail)
This is Beach's week off from gymnastics.
We thought we would sneak in a little hike this morning.
I might be out of shape but as forecast she's not that kind of athlete isn't a long distance hiker; a little hike turned into a tiny hike.
That dog.
Stopping on Good Enough Ridge was a good idea.
Rattle snakes were running wild on the upper trail and in the Living Room.
We talked with a few hikers had to turn around because of them.
Turns out they weren't only on the upper trails.
I never met a rattle snake I didn't step on or almost step on.... true story.
I don't know if that makes me luck or unlucky but I've never been bit despite my close encounters.
I was about 3 inches from this one when I saw him. I had jumped to the side of the trail to avoid clipping Ginger Dog who was crisscrossing between Beach and me. My foot landed on the 2 little rocks in front of him. The first thing I registered out of the corner of my eye was the shape of his head! He never did rattle. It freaked me out for a second but it really scared Beach!!!
Shut down commuter traffic on the Shore Line as he crossed.
(We hung out to warn the 2 hikers coming down behind us.)
The End
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