When I'm in the woods doing hiking or orienteering, I'm always conscious of wild animals. In BC, the two most talked about are bears and cougars. By cougars I mean the cat and not the desperate older women (I suppose they could be a threat too).
This weekend I was orienteering. I was traveling parallel to a cliff-face attempting to attain a path. I wasn't far behind another person when I heard, "Aaahhh, goat!". At that moment, I stopped scrambling and started to stand. Goat horns crashed by, inches from my face. I saw the horns and its behind, but that's the most I saw of the goat. So, this weekend I was almost mauled by a goat in a park. It would at least make for an interesting obituary.
For all those that plan to visit and hike, be careful there are bears, cougars and goats out there.
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