I had an interesting experience in Colorado about 9 years ago. I was walking down a rural road and I saw 2 dogs run across the road in front of me, chasing a rabbit. As they got about 30 yards from the road, I heard a yelp as a mountain lion jumped one. It freaked me out to know that I was about 45 yards away from a big cat. Needless to say, I turned around and walked back to where I came from.
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If you go hiking with friends,
there are many plans to coordinate;
if you go hiking alone,
you can leave right now.