Ok, I don’t know where else to post this and I have to tell somebody, so y’all get to suffer:
I checked in to a campground this week and the earnest guy warned me very seriously that THREE different people have seen a cougar prowling the campground recently. They don’t know if it’s all the same cougar, or could be maybe three different cougars, but be careful.
Also there is a resident bear who frequently comes around disturbing the guests.
And I had to listen to this with a straight face and tell him I’ll watch out and not make any dirty jokes in response. It was very difficult.
Anyway so I have definitely been keeping a close eye out for cougars but I don’t know if I’ve seen any. 🐈
And definitely don’t lay down for a bear, it can be seen as submission
“If it’s brown, lay down; If it’s black, fight back.”
-common Canadian saying
(i.e. play dead for grizzlies, fight against black bears. Grizzlies like fresh meat, black bears will eat dead stuff)
… If it’s white, then goodnight
(if you see a hungry polar bear, it’s probably already too late for you)
Have you met Barry but?