Well almost. Here is my story.
The other evening I did something I usually don't do, I went to an unfamiliar place as the sun was on its way down. I didn't tell my wife or friends where I was going, I didn't leave a map and wasn?t toting any kind of protection to give me a sense of security. An hour later I'm at a place I don't know but I'm having a good time and enjoying myself, not having anyone slow me down or holding me back. I'm not thinking about the dangers that were lurking out there when suddenly I get this gut feeling something is watching me. A chill ran up my spine as I slowly turned around and looked in to the shadows. Not 12 feet away were four cougars lined up in a row giving me the eye like I was going to be dessert. The one on the left looked the most aggressive and worn and based on her body posture I feared at any time she'd launch an attack. The other 3 just stood there looking very much interested in me as well but didn't seem to have the desperation as the first one and I felt no threat from them. I backed up slowly, starting to ease my way out of the area I was in at the same time telling them in a calming voice I wasn?t what they wanted, but knew if I was I may not be able to fend off the attack and was at there mercy. As I started to retreat I figured if I am going down I may as well get a few pictures to document the encounter, and heck what would a Feleno post be without pictures? So I slowly took my camera out of my side pocket being very careful not to make any sudden movements. I took a few shots which surprisingly did not seem to startle them. I was relieved! I continued my retreat out of the area, continually looking over my shoulder to make sure I wasn?t being followed. During the drive home I couldn't help but think how lucky I was. I have read stories before about guys getting in trouble in these kinds of situations and was thankful I kept a cool head and was able to get out of there without any kind of harm. When I got home I hugged my wife like I hadn't in years, just happy to be home safely. I held back tears welling up in my eyes because I didn't want her to know the traumatic experience that I had been through, knowing things could have ended much differently. Anyway here is the best picture I got of the cougars. Sorry about the bad lighting and clairty but given the circumstances I'm sure you can understand.
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The other evening I did something I usually don't do, I went to an unfamiliar place as the sun was on its way down. I didn't tell my wife or friends where I was going, I didn't leave a map and wasn?t toting any kind of protection to give me a sense of security. An hour later I'm at a place I don't know but I'm having a good time and enjoying myself, not having anyone slow me down or holding me back. I'm not thinking about the dangers that were lurking out there when suddenly I get this gut feeling something is watching me. A chill ran up my spine as I slowly turned around and looked in to the shadows. Not 12 feet away were four cougars lined up in a row giving me the eye like I was going to be dessert. The one on the left looked the most aggressive and worn and based on her body posture I feared at any time she'd launch an attack. The other 3 just stood there looking very much interested in me as well but didn't seem to have the desperation as the first one and I felt no threat from them. I backed up slowly, starting to ease my way out of the area I was in at the same time telling them in a calming voice I wasn?t what they wanted, but knew if I was I may not be able to fend off the attack and was at there mercy. As I started to retreat I figured if I am going down I may as well get a few pictures to document the encounter, and heck what would a Feleno post be without pictures? So I slowly took my camera out of my side pocket being very careful not to make any sudden movements. I took a few shots which surprisingly did not seem to startle them. I was relieved! I continued my retreat out of the area, continually looking over my shoulder to make sure I wasn?t being followed. During the drive home I couldn't help but think how lucky I was. I have read stories before about guys getting in trouble in these kinds of situations and was thankful I kept a cool head and was able to get out of there without any kind of harm. When I got home I hugged my wife like I hadn't in years, just happy to be home safely. I held back tears welling up in my eyes because I didn't want her to know the traumatic experience that I had been through, knowing things could have ended much differently. Anyway here is the best picture I got of the cougars. Sorry about the bad lighting and clairty but given the circumstances I'm sure you can understand.
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