S-S-S-So we are spending a few days In the Catskills to complete some fire tower mountain hikes which are mandatory to the completion of a hiking challenge we are taking part in. We have been procrastinating on these particular mountains because they are far from home and because some of them are reputed to be populated by rattlesnakes. Yikes! While it is easy to fixate on the danger, I am somewhat optimistic. This event was planned for late October deliberately because in