I went up Baden Powell this past Saturday. Had an awesome time. Saw at least 50 people coming up as i was coming down. At the very bottom about ,50 yards from the trailhead, I came accross a rattler sitting right in the middle of the trail. From a distance it looked like a stick but as my dog almost stepped right on top of it i realized what it was. Luckily it didn't notice us until I pulled my dog back and it then curled up and let us know it didn't want us to pass. After a few rattles it headed back into the brush and hung out trailside with it's tail just barely visible from the trail. I warned a few people in the parking lot and they looked at me like i was crazy. Said they never heard of rattlers that high. Welcome to Wrightwood.