Within the first twenty minutes of our hike, I saw a LONG black-tailed rattlesnake crossing the trail. I was walking in front and stayed calm long enough to move behind Dave. I actually stayed pretty calm until I heard the rattle. Dave, of course, wasn't scared and was able to get some great photos. We think it was a little longer than three feet and from zooming in on pictures we counted eleven rattles.
Beautiful sites along the hike
Here you can see the backside of El Capitan in the background. 
We made it!!! 8,750 feet
The views along the trail and at the top were absolutely beautiful. I recommend that all Texans hike this rewarding trail!
We made it!!! 8,750 feet
The views along the trail and at the top were absolutely beautiful. I recommend that all Texans hike this rewarding trail!
3 comments:
Congrats! This looks like a great trip to add to my list of hikes I'd like to make. Although maybe I'll wait until a time of year when the rattlesnakes tend to stay in hiding.
Sounds like fun. That is on my to-do list.
this seems like so much fun...we might hve to wait til aspen thinks it would be fun too :)
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