Today we decided to hike the trails at Smith Rock. It's a day use park with $5 charge per car and the trails wind from the cliff tops down to the river. Of course we weren't sure what to expect, but we had a wonderful time!
Lily was able to walk most of the trail by herself and only needed a little help or carrying on the steep parts. Once we got down to the river you can cross a bridge and follow a flat trail toward the rapids. We were having so much fun that we didn't notice a rattlesnake on the trial until Eric walked within inches of it. I noticed it right before we passed and waited until Eric was a few feet away before I pointed it out. The snake didn't get upset until a few other hikers came by, but when he started rattling we decided it was a good time to go home.
It was great to get outside as a family and now Eric has a near-death-experience-story to tell!
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