If you are camping, hiking, biking, skiing, trail riding or simply walking on a quiet trail through acres of high country forests you are an uninvited guest there. It is the home of deer, hummingbirds, rabbits, moles, hawks and eagles, salmon streams, snakes, beetles, elk, bears and mountain lions.

We’re sure most of these creatures would invite you if they had a chance to get to know you. But since that is not the case it’s best to treat their home with respect – or as though a private detective were going to be following you through the forests looking for forensic evidence that might put you behind bars for the next 63 years.

Most of these creatures, including the bear and mountain lion, would rather not make your acquaintance. Given a choice – under most circumstances – they will avoid any interaction with humans. As a good guest you should do the same by not disrupting streams, burrows, caves, nesting sites or by intentionally frightening the forest inhabitants.

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