Rattlesnake Bar

YES there ARE rattlesnakes on the trail!  Yikes!  I was hiking though, wishing I were riding instead...well, maybe someday....Tomorrow (now that my massive case of poison oak has subsided) I hope to get a saddle back on Mr. Nevel and do some ground driving.  In the meantime a hike was on the menu for today to further explore trails that I want to ride.

AVERY's POND

Sour Berries!  : )

Yikes...REALLY?  Don't remind me!

Golden grasses

Gleaming in the light.

 And then....This is why they call it RATTLESNAKE BAR!!!!!

This guy was hogging the trail

here is the NASTY star thistle that invaded the trail @ about 2.6 miles.  

We hiked maybe a 2/10 ths of a mile then turned back in pain and bleeding from the darn things.  I certainly would not ride my horse through that!

 My other grievence of the day were the mass of noisy boaters.  So much for trying to find some peace and quiet in the wilderness!

But the breeze and views of the lake were awesome.