I'm super lucky that I get to be in the mountain wilderness most every day, usually at night, so I have quite a few. And some have been pretty crazy and cool. But a recent fun one was last week. A buddy came up for the weekend and we were night hiking. He said, "Man I'd love to see some animals" and about 10 seconds later my headlamp hit a group of coyote eyes and he got all stoked. Then my lamp hit a set of eyes in a tree. I said, "Look dude. An owl." He was all excited, walked over to the tree and said, "I don't think that's an owl." :)
We sat under the tree for about ten minutes hoping it would come down but it didn't. I have had bobcats come really close and they've been totally chill. Super cool animals.
@Wiseacre Very. I mean, if you corner or mess with any wild animal then it's anyone's guess. And there are some rare incidents of bobcats with rabies losing it. But if you chill then they chill. I've just sat with them a few times on trails and they're super mellow. But they're wild cats which means they see us and we don't usually see them. They're beautiful though.
@Wiseacre And that's ok. Some aren't. But if you ever find it holding you back then a little research can take care of that. If you know how they roll it becomes a lot more comfortable. 👍
