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Wed, 02 Jun 2021 20:13:13 -0700

Almost down to the bottom of Lucas, and the trail is getting really nice. A little bit further, and I had what was unquestionably my closest rattlesnake encounter of all my miles on the trail. I stepped over a little bump in the trail and landed with my left foot directly alongside a brown rattler. It immediately coiled up underneath me and started rattling like crazy. My right foot froze just before stepping on it, and I hopped away thinking for sure I was going to get struck as I moved. But somehow I didn't. The snake went off into the brush rattling like crazy for a while. We definitely scared the heck out of each other. That was a close one. Whew!