Mountain Lions?

[K6VOI]

You gotta watch them shows with a skeptical eye, especially during weeks like now -- It's Monster Week

Oh, its Monster week! I understand now - hype, hype hype! and throw the word Zombie in the title and Im hooked.

At least there are no walkers on the trail, right?

I was just letting my brain run wild at midnight. I have backpacking fever and 64 days to go until I hit the CT!

"My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought, cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives"

[Coffee]

Wait! I am a 5' tall person!!!!! lol

In all seriousness, the risk is probably somewhat higher for smaller people but still really low. I read two trail journals last year that included mountain lion incidents ... One on the JMT in Yosemite and the other on the PCT in northern Ca. Both involved female solo hikers and apparent persistent stalking, but ultimately no injuries.

http://walkingwomad.blogspot.com/201...tain-lion.html

http://mexicotocanada2013.wordpress....mountain-lion/

[K6VOI]

A girl on the PCT last year in the So cal section actually used her Spot device. She stated a mountain lion was stalking her and outside her tent all night. So the moral of the story is not to hike alone, be aware of your surroundings, be more careful at dawn and dusk (when they are more likely to be out). Just be aware and safe as possible.

[HeartFire]

Heartfire and Krewzer saw a mountain lion on their thruhike last year.

Cooker - we saw 2 mountain lions. It was in the Cochatoba hills section, about 6am. They ran across the trail way in front of us - one after the other - it was awesome to watch them go - from the woods on one side of the trail to the woods on the other.

I think the Cochatoba hills are gorgeous -

[bamboo bob]

I saw one right on the trail. Side trail going into Idylwild on the PCT. Devils Cascade Trail. ?name

[Kerosene]

Heartfire and Krewzer saw a mountain lion on their thruhike last year.

I saw one just south of Harpers Ferry in October 2001.