[RC] Lions, tigers and bears, oh my! - Marmite1191
I would like to thank everyone for all the wonderful advice regarding
staying safe from Mountain Lions on the trail. I did check out Dawn’s website
(many thanks) and listened to the sounds that she had recorded. I would say that
what we heard was more like a very loud purr, although the word makes it sound
sweet, it was not. The first time we heard it my husband said it had to be
thunder but when we were passing the fallen tree we heard it a second time and
it definitely was located under the tree. There was quite a bit of commotion and
rustling and a lot of birds flew up in the air. I guess on a quiet still evening
in the valley sounds can be accentuated. My thought would be that he was
settling down with his dinner and my horse definitely did not want to be
dessert! There is no doubt in our minds that there was a large animal under that
tree with a very loud rumbly voice!!By the way I have spoken to the rangers and it turns out that they are
well aware of the lions and indeed have had recent sitings of a mature male on
that trail.
