A favorite local hike, from Evergreen State College parking lot F to the beach, is now strongly discouraged due to a cougar sighting.

I'm sure it would rather eat deer than human. But we're a lot easier to catch. So if you hike, bring a friend who's slower than you.

Considering how well camouflaged and secretive these cats are, it was probably there for some time before it revealed itself.

(Photo by Michael Smith; I don't know if it's the same cougar.)