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Boy Scout Loop from Emery Henderson TH - BCT, AZ

	2022-04-05
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Boy Scout Loop from Emery Henderson TH - BCT

Phoenix, AZ

Boy Scout Loop from Emery Henderson TH - BCT

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	8.02 Miles	743 AEG

Hiking	8.02 Miles	3 Hrs 27 Mns	2.63 mph
	743 ft AEG	24 Mns Break

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Black Canyon Trail from the Emery Henderson trailhead in New River north. 4 miles out, 4 miles back. Nice walk through the desert, didn't run into a soul. Lots of lizards, birds, even a few cows.
Not long after I started back along Gas Line Road (old dirt road) around 9:30am I was alerted to a distinctive sound by the side of the road.
Bzzzzz.
That's the equivalent of someone yelling "FREEZE!" which is exactly what I did. Rattlesnake. I knew it was close by, but where, exactly? I looked to my right and there it was, coiled under a bush. Aha. Now that I know WHERE you're at, I'll slowly back away. He stood his ground, and I watched him carefully. You just respect them, give them distance...once you know where they're at.

I had an idea that, being April and 80 degrees, there was a good chance I'd meet one. All the way back I was watching under bushes and rocks, listening for the BZZZ. Fortunately no more. Once during a hike is plenty.

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[ checklist ] Cow Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

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