Happy faces on the way down...it was a tough hike!
Our family at the top. No, that dog is not ours:-) He wanted to join the picture.
Madison and Abigail on the way down
Alice on a Tree branch having a good time!
The Stick in the Road
Here is an excerpt from my journal concerning Madison. Rick and Tamara flew in for a visit and
decided to hike Roxy Ann Peak that night.
On the way down Madison was ahead of the group and came upon a
rattlesnake. It was past sunset
and was low visibility. She said
she backed away and ran to the group.
As the group came upon where the rattlesnake was, Madison was pointing
it out to them and it looked just like a stick, but as they got closer they
heard the rattle and it slithered away.
Madison said it was only a foot away from her and sprawled out on the
road. Luckily she didn’t step on
it and stopped as she heard the rattle.
The
real tender mercy is in the history.
Just a few days earlier, the family had hiked Roxy Ann Peak and there
was a sign saying that there were rattle snakes, ticks, and mountain lions in
the area and to be aware of them.
Madison asked what a rattlesnake looked like and we explained to her
that they were very dangerous and that they would rattle their tail if she got
close to warn her. We told her
that if she ever heard that, to run.
Who would have thought she would have remembered and been able to act so
quickly. We are blessed it wasn’t
Abigail, who I am not sure was listening on the hike days earlier. Also, Brian and the group were in a
hurry down since the gate was to be closed and locked at 8 pm. They made it to the gate before 8, but
it had been locked early that night.
They couldn’t drive out and it’s a good mile plus to walk back to the
house. What if Madison had been
bit, they wouldn’t have had a way to get her to help…just another blessing in
this story.
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