First rattlesnake encounter. A family of five was coming towards me and seemed to slow down about a hundred yards in front of me. I was taking a water break so waited for them to pass. They mentioned a rattlesnake was ahead in some rocks. I never saw the snake but could hear it.
Dale Smith says:
Looks like you might be hiking around a guy called Purple Wind. he has a fairly entertaining YouTube channel.
Hope you are doing well! Also looks like you skipped around San Jacinto like most of your fellow nobos. Seems like a wise choice based on the trail reports.
BrotherPaulOSF says:
I rerouted a section that is still dangerous. There was also a 20 miles section closed due to fire. They opened it a few days ago. Much of the high “forests” I have been through are all burn areas from years past. Past two days all burned from years ago. No tall trees yet.