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A day of firsts (D-15)

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Today I saw the first rattlesnake on this trail, at least, the first that was not afraid and ran away to hide before I could identify or see it properly.

(check out the video in the Insta link: https://instagram.com/nomad.oogway?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y)

A couple more snake sightings. The first one ran and his away in the bushes (the black thingy is the snake)

The second one is a common garter snake, I think. It just stayed by the side of the trail and played dead.
Also crossed a couple of nicely built bridges on the trail today.

And, for the first time ever in my life, I "cowboy camped" in the wilderness i.e. sleep without a tent over you. I was searching for a campsite for the night and dusk was almost there. A couple of other hikers also were looking and they found a narrow reasonably flat area - essentially, a creek bed - near the trail. So all of us decided to camp there and there was no space for putting up a tent in any of the spots. So, had to ditch the tent. Luckily there was hardly any wind & it wasn't too cold either and it was really nice to see the starry night sky.

Data:
First day ever to hike 27 miles too 🙂

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Umeshwari said…
Eventful day with the snakes. I like where you've camped
May 3, 2022 at 8:41 AM
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