Eric made it through a year of college and is back at home and eager to hike. We headed up to Echo Mountain and Mt. Lowe before deciding to walk all the way to Mt. Wilson on a whim, The hike ended up being 20.5 miles and kept us busy from 10 AM until nearly 4:30 on a warm (80s) day.
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The gazebo on Mt. Wilson is getting renovated -- evidently, there will be a snack bar up there again.
We also got some new pictures of the debris blocking Muller Tunnel.
Also, a couple of snakes, although the rattler is pretty well hidden under a bush.
Mt. Wilson via Echo Mt. 5-15-09
The slide was easily passable.
The snake in the tree provided a humorous moment. I was leaning on the tree and stepped away for a minute. When I put my arm out to lean on it again, I put my hand right on the middle of the snake. He just froze, as if posing for the picture.
Fortunately, our earlier encounter with a rattlesnake did not involve any touching. He did block the trail for a bit though, more effectively than the Muller tunnel slide.
The snake in the tree provided a humorous moment. I was leaning on the tree and stepped away for a minute. When I put my arm out to lean on it again, I put my hand right on the middle of the snake. He just froze, as if posing for the picture.
Fortunately, our earlier encounter with a rattlesnake did not involve any touching. He did block the trail for a bit though, more effectively than the Muller tunnel slide.
Alan, your snake on the tree was a very nice Western Patch-nosed Snake. Good picture.AlanK wrote:The snake in the tree provided a humorous moment. I was leaning on the tree and stepped away for a minute. When I put my arm out to lean on it again, I put my hand right on the middle of the snake. He just froze, as if posing for the picture.
