|  Napa known for fine wine and snakes? | wg Aug 3, 2003 8:36 PM | | Went up with a couple of friends to Skyline in Napa this morning.
Great weather, good conditions. Coming down Upper Skyline trail, I was hanging back a few yards behind the other two riders. A stick looked like it was brushed aside by the prior two riders.
Sticks don't curl up and get pissed. Grab some brakes and have a staring contest with a rather perturbed local blocking the trail.
Asked him/her? to say cheese and snapped some shots. Only got some noisy tail wagging for the effort. Sheesh whadda grump.


After a while I got a long stick and encouraged him off the trail.
Here's an obligatory view shot looking into Napa Valley.

Werner |
|  There's also a great State Mental Hospital there! (nm) | Crazed Dawg Aug 3, 2003 9:02 PM | | |
|  You look pretty close to that guy. . . | Impy Aug 4, 2003 10:01 AM | | were you using a zoom lens or snake hypnosis? |
|  A little bit of both | wg Aug 4, 2003 10:05 AM | | I was about 15' away. I think he was trying to stare me down. Usually they cruise away after a bit but he had a major attitude. I think we disturbed a sunning session.
Werner |
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