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Oh Rick, you forgot to mention visitors along the trails so let me help you out. Cougars, Bobcats, Rattlesnakes (lots of those), packs of Coyotes, Chiggers, Ticks (with Lyme disease), Mosquitos (these actually carry West Nile), Scorpions (aka. Stinging Lizards). Say hello to all of those friends along the trail. You might want to bring them a large box of Mama's donuts so they don't have you for brunch! Cheers and good luck!

Rick,
One more thing...
Please explain what the "old weather station" is... Thanks.

Rick...awesome pictures guy!

One thing to remember, when hiking, make sure you have insect repellent on, and have a first aid kit for the possibility of a snakebite. If you're hiking with several people, stay around 5 feet apart, so that the snakes can escape into where they feel safe, or so that you don't get bitten, should they try to suddenly come out of hiding. The 5 foot rule can prevent one from getting bitten. Always think safety first!

Thanks for the little education on the "old weather station"... I find stuff like that interesting. I have wondered what those "weather station" things were, when I saw them in the past. If they are abandoned, like this weather station, do they remove the thermometers? (enviromentally I would think that getting the mercury thermometers out of there before they break would be a good idea.)

My son is currently attending your old Alma Madder… San Jose State; do you have any hot tips for him on where to get good food and inexpensive entertainment?

Hey Rick, Just wanted to say thanks for sharing the photos to go along with some of the posts.... Since I'm out here in Ohio its always cool to see some of the stuff off the beaten path and catch what you are up to out there.

I didn't know where else to comment on this either...

But I caught the Thursday morning webcast, where you were covering the painters truck that went off the exit ramp. On a story like that, do you guys at some point do a follow up, later in the day or ? .... Just curious how he is doing or if he even made it.

I was just thinking Thank God, that you Guys heard the report on the scanner and that ya checked it out.... Everyone once in awhile you here stories of people going missing... and they don't find there vehicles for days or weeks later, that crashed in an area that just
wasn't visible from street level.

I had a feeling if you guys weren't there, the tow trucks might have just drove on and figured there wasn't anything to the call..

I guess that story didn't unfold the way you really wanted it to be seen by the viewers...

And seeing how long it took to get Ems and CHP out there, really shows, why its so important if you see an accident, make the call for help, but in such a severe incident... stay at the scene to flag the EMS or Police in... Obviously you may not want approach the vehicle, but at least stay long enough to flag the help down...

As always, its fun to fly along with ya when I get a chance.

Tim

Hey Rick, with no Mama's donuts (Rick is going to kill me one day with a box of those donuts and drop them on my home) With no donuts...Take a Hike!