I been back up there a few times. I ran in to a landowner who advised me to get some bear mace as my little dogie friend, Luna, is no match for the cougars. So with all the scat sign I am leery and have been sticking to Deer Park Road.
Yesterday I was stopped catching my breath when a car came down the hill. The couple stopped and asked if I knew Burnt Mountain. Yes. I hike and bike it. I told them about the cats.
They live on property up Lost Mountain and see bobcats all the time. He had an amazing story! He's seen a cat that is not a cougar and is big for a bobcat (40 pounds) and HAS NO TAIL!, which he says is strange because the bob tail is prominent on a bobcat.
