I had to get out and enjoy this weather today. I have been trying so hard to stay in all week! I have been riding the stationary bike every morning for an hour before my kids are up. Kickboxing today and then after taking my 4 yr old to preschool, I just couldn't stay away from the Bells Canyon Trail any longer. I ran down to the trailhead from my house and started up. Almost to the lake when I heard a rattle and saw the tail of a snake close to where my foot had been. It started heading down the side of the mountain just off the trail. It scared the beejeevers out of me! I started to shudder and thought I was going to puke. I got to the top and I usually head around the lake but I saw another hiker and she was heading down and I told her to watch out for the rattlesnake that was just a bit from the top. I was too afraid to head around the lake by myself after that and headed back down with her. As we got close to the spot that I saw and heard the snake, I told her we were close to where the snake was and just then it started rattling at us and she ran by and I was screaming! ha! She looked back off the trail and told me that I should be okay if I ran past it that it was far enough from the trail that it probably couldn't bite me. I ran up on the side, it was rattling and I was shaking! I have NEVER seen a snake up there only cute, little lizards and squirrels! Creeped out! My foot is now hurting me....crap! | 
