Note to self: both mountain lions and black bears are afraid of tall shirts. I start wondering if what I scream loudly at the approaching mountain lion or black bear is important... Is there a safe word, or something? I notice that they don't have any advice for what to do if a mountain lion actually attacks...
An Origin Story: The National Parks Project
Here I am: wholly committed to the less than sexy summer plan of backpacking through seventeen of America's National Parks. So, how did I wind up here?