[pct-l] Rattled

[Tom Aterno]

With all of the socal hiking I have done, I never saw a rattler on a  
trail.  Saw loads of rattlers while mountain biking, however.  Most  
would just sit on the trail, and nothing would move them, not even  
small pebbles thrown in their general direction (though never thrown  
to intentionally hit them).

My thoughts tend to wander while I hike.  Some would say I daydream  
while hiking.  This can be dangerous, since rattlers are so well  
camouflaged, and I don't watch the trail as intently as I should when  
the tred isn't rocky or technical.  Maybe this hiking behavior could  
lead to a new and better trail name than what I currently have.

Tom KI6ASP
The Incredible Bulk



On May 16, 2008, at 10:17 AM, William Skaggs wrote:

>
>> HIKE ON.....but be on the alert for Rattlers in the desert.
>>
>> JMT Reinhold
>
> I've spent hundreds of hours hiking in the desert in Arizona and
> California, and never had a close encounter with a rattlesnake  
> (although
> I've seen a few).  On the other hand, while hiking at about 10000 ft  
> on San
> Jacinto a couple of years ago I came upon a huge one sitting right in
> the middle of the trail, and would have stepped on it if it hadn't  
> rattled
> at me.  I've also had several cross the trail in front of me while  
> walking
> through tall grass in northern California.
>
> In short, the desert is where it's easiest to see them, but it isn't
> necessarily where they're the most dangerous.
>
>  -- Bill
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