Waywayanda State Park

Today we went on a nice little hike in Waywayanda State Park.  We went to see a small grave yard where some of our friend's family is buried.  When we first set out we saw a bear, the dogs were great and didn't chase it, so we got a great look at him.  Later right when we turned around to start back, we came upon a very large Timber Rattlesnake.  As Monty approached it I could see a huge snake, and my first thought was Boa!  I quickly realized Timber!  Gratefully my dog knows the command stay and he did.  The sound of the Rattle was really cool.  We also saw a Garter and a baby Dekays Brown snake.  Great hike!