Its interesting your demeanor completely changed after crossing the mountain lion. The same thing happened to me when i crossed a huge bobcat in May near Lodoga up in the mountains, that thing was so wild. The wilderness has so many wild creatures its just a matter of time we cross their paths. I camped in my tent for 6 months in the wild half the time this summer, and i have so many stories about the wild animals. Everything is amazing until the moment you hear the sound of the large animals, especially the screams. I never know exactly what is screaming at me, but i know a few times it was cats. Most of the time its deer or bears. But not always. Both the bear and deer have provided me with rude awakenings. Its all part of being out in the wilderness. The bear spray is a must, especially solo hiking
You have some of the best videos of the trail. Thank you for not panning so fast I get dizzy and can't see the views. I can't remember what you are shooting with? Keep up the great posts and the positive attitude. You are an amazing young woman. Hey, and don't adopt a "trail cat" lol.
Well Starburst.... I must admit I did not expect a discussion of "scatology" on here..... you sounded so knowledgeable!!!! Size! Shape!! But you thankfully did NOT go into smell....... thank you for that....... Years from now you will remember that moment when you thought you might become a "human tender" for the mountain lion. More trail memories! For all the craziness, you will look back on your trail days with a fondness you won't believe........ Just be sure to treat your whole LIFE like the trip........ Being bold in life will be a reward you cannot fathom at this time........ but being bold can take you places you never would have if you had just lived life instead of taking it by the throat...... You're a special lady..... do great things!!!
Hey we thought you already carried a weapon or bear spray for protection and now we are glad to hear you're carrying something. And I'm very happy your parents insisted. Glad your safe!!!
You are going to have some great stories to tell your children as nd grandchildren someday! My dad has had some crazy backpacking experiences, we all love listening to his stories!
Lizards, flies,bees and now mountain lions. Girl you really had some adventures on the trail. Mind your family and keep the bear spray handy. Safe hiking
Bless your heart!! You are one brave young lady!!! Even terrified you continued on!! I think carrying bear spray is a smart idea especially those times when you’re by yourself!! Better safe than sorry!! Safe hiking Miss Ray of Sunshine!!! You’re so amazing!!!!
Hi there Starburst, thanks for another amazing video! Exciting story about your mountain lion encounter.... I loved this Queen-sing-along in the car! 😁😀❤ Happy trails and be safe!
i live on mt hood and work at the only store here. i left some comments telling her that if she makes it to mt hood. and we are near the pct and see hikers every day now. i told her i will buy her any 22 oz beer. and we have tons. or any ice cream bar.. so i hope one day i am at work and she pops in our store... i hope she makes it. i make adventure videos here on mt hood that are pretty fun. and i know the work it takes to make videos and do this and that i and i want to reward her with some trail magic. hope she gets up here. but so many are here and been here for over a month. i feel she has to hurry. i see it snow here in october all the time. and many mt lions here also etc etc. so many are here already and i feel she is so far still. she made a video the other day saying she was in oregon. now back in cali. seems weird. unless the videos are edited or uploaded out of order.
hahaha sorry but the whimsical way you described your fear made me laugh I also chuckled at the end of the 99 vid. Just me and the mountain lions. hahaha I was terrorized by a mouse outside my tent one night. The whimsicalness it must have taken to get through the night. hahaha
I totally just did google the call of a mountain lion. Holy shit!! That almost sounds like a human screaming! That would have scared me to death, too!! But that car scene rocking off to Queen toooootaaally cracked me up!! :D
Good to see it isn't just the Cougars in the bars that are looking to mate! They usually have the high pitched laugh that curdles your blood!!! Now you know how us guys feel when They're playing 70's music for Ladies Night... Dark, Scary and you never know what's following you to the bathroom!
Thank you so much for taking us along your hike. Just love seeing you hike and following your adventure. Thanks!!! I felt really bad for you knowing how scared you were. I too thought I was going to get eaten on a little section hike earlier this year. Camping in a remote area (on the Florida Trail), hearing growling and snorting from one side of my tent, and later on from both sides. Boy, was I scared. I thought I was being hunted, but it turned out I was in the middle of a little love calling between alligators. I just didn't know that they sounded so scary. Now that you have your bear spray maybe you can have a little more peace of mind. Be well and stay amazing. Thank you again. :-)
Thanks for the update , I was worried you might not make it up here with how out weather changes so quickly. Thanks for being by 3 sisters , now I know you can make it.
The good news the boy Mountain Lions are going to be busy checking on the girl Mountain lion who will have her hands full taking on the boy Mountain Lions which means your probably safe till after courting is over and they all get the Munchies. Another great video and the stories you will tell in the long distant future will have great backup videos.
I remember you talking about this on Instagram a while back. Glad you're through it now, and you still get to tell folks you saw a real live wild mountain lion! :)
Another night back home was probably a good thing to do after bumping into a mountain lion. That encounter is definitely a memory of the trail that you will never forget.
I love that, even amidst the mountain lion situation you were able to admire the caterpillars =) And it's silly but it made me very happy to see the Brazilian flag waving at Donner Ski Ranch 😅 Keep on, maam. Thanks for the video.
There's a cool Donner Memorial State Park museum in Truckee that people should visit. It backdrops the Donner tragedy alongside a fascinating anthropological history of various peoples in the region, including Native Americans, Mormons, the Chinese, and frontier settlers.
My uncle and I were hiking up in a dark canyon in Colorado, I was 12 years old. It was spooky to me, but my uncle was an experienced mountain man, I knew this because he told me. We were fishing a small lake when I got the feeling that we were being watched, I told my uncle of my feeling and he looked around and said, "Shoot it's getting dark, let's go." So we took off at a brisker pace than when we went up. Suddenly I heard a noise behind us and we stopped to see if it was another hiker, but there was no one on the trail. Then we heard this blood curdling scream that came down the canyon, I have never heard such a thing in my life since, I looked at my Mountain Man uncle and said, "What was that?" He answered, "That was a BLEEPING SCREAM!!" I looked up the canyon and then heard a large creature crashing through the brush and turned around to see that the large creature was my uncle running and jumping over blowdowns like an Olympic jumper. I beat him out of the canyon despite my shorter legs, but I didn't smoke and he did. I never believed anything he claimed he knew about the mountains again and always kept a clear way of escape when around him as I knew if danger ever approached I just had to outrun my uncle and not a mythical mountain beast.
Love the new hat! It matches your shirt perfectly. And good call, mom, on 'suggesting', (aka ordering, )the bear spray be carried. A little insurance for a little extra weight. ;-)
I dedicate KC & The sunshine Band- get down tonight to the mountain lion. Be safe beautiful. Looks like a great area to see some amazing views. Lil family time before back into the wild.🐛🐛🐛💜💜💜👣🤘😎
They are humiliated by their own small scats and feel they have need to prove themselves, and are violent towards others. Instead of short-man syndrome, they have small-scat syndrome.
The Park Rangers are advising hikers in to be alert for bears and take extra precautions to avoid an encounter. They advise park visitors to wear little bells on their clothes so they make noise when hiking. The bell noise allows bears to hear them coming from a distance and not be startled by a hiker accidentally sneaking up on them. This might cause a bear to charge. Visitors should also carry a pepper spray can just in case a bear is encountered. Spraying the pepper into the air will irritate the bear's sensitive nose and it will run away. It is also a good idea to keep an eye out for fresh bear scat so you have an idea if bears are in the area. People should be able to recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear scat. Black bear droppings are smaller and often contain berries, leaves, and possibly bits of fur. Grizzly bear droppings tend to contain small bells and smell of pepper. (www.boyscouttrail.com/content/joke/watch_for_bears-606.asp)
i was on pct campo area and thought my wolf mix was in the bush off the left of trail spent about 3 mins calling what turned of to be a cougar to me.... my wolf was up the trail off to the right
Foxes also have a blood curdling scream in the night and although it sounds so scary, they are just little guys compared to cougars. Might be helpful to google them on youtube too so if you hear one you will know what it is.
" People confronting a lion are told to make themselves look as large as possible, even to the extent of standing on a stump or using their arms to spread a jacket wide. Running away from a lion is also considered a trigger for their prey drive. People are advised to try to stand their ground against a threatening lion, though that goes against human instinct."
bear spray! DON'T spray it inside your tent, you wont like it. If you feel you need to use it, be sure the animal is close enough for it to be effective. READ THE DIRECTIONS. Be safe.
Yes! Jennifer warned me about the mountain lion. A few other people did as well. One of the great things about my going southbound was that I passed and talked to a lot of people (since most people go north) and we shared a lot of information. I’m happy to say I didn’t see or hear a single mountain lion on my trek.
I know your not really into weed, but maybe some catnip to throw off into the brush for kitty to chase. 🐯 Also a little known factoid.... Catnip tea is supposed to be good for mosquito repellent, but I shouldn’t use it on the PCT
Lets see if I got this right..... You saw a mountain lion and what we got is some caterpillars trying not be eaten by birds! Just treat it like a pet cat at home, scratch it head .Your going to regret those beers went you get to Washington late and the weather is bad. Hike on!
Young single guys need to stay away from Apple-Bee's bar area during happy hour. That's when most cougar attacks happen, when the 5pm office shift closes.
I just looked up Mountain Lion sounds and, holy moly, you weren’t kidding! They sound terrifying. I hope you don’t encounter that again! Here’s a video clip I found: ua-cam.com/video/pxo8X5uIWRE/v-deo.html
You have the best 2018 PCT trail vlog on UA-cam.
Thank you. :)
denimlabels I completely agree!
Yes!!!
Its interesting your demeanor completely changed after crossing the mountain lion. The same thing happened to me when i crossed a huge bobcat in May near Lodoga up in the mountains, that thing was so wild. The wilderness has so many wild creatures its just a matter of time we cross their paths. I camped in my tent for 6 months in the wild half the time this summer, and i have so many stories about the wild animals. Everything is amazing until the moment you hear the sound of the large animals, especially the screams. I never know exactly what is screaming at me, but i know a few times it was cats. Most of the time its deer or bears. But not always. Both the bear and deer have provided me with rude awakenings. Its all part of being out in the wilderness. The bear spray is a must, especially solo hiking
You have some of the best videos of the trail. Thank you for not panning so fast I get dizzy and can't see the views. I can't remember what you are shooting with? Keep up the great posts and the positive attitude. You are an amazing young woman. Hey, and don't adopt a "trail cat" lol.
Mike McFarland Earlier on she said she’s shooting with an iPhone X.
Well Starburst.... I must admit I did not expect a discussion of "scatology" on here..... you sounded so knowledgeable!!!! Size! Shape!! But you thankfully did NOT go into smell....... thank you for that....... Years from now you will remember that moment when you thought you might become a "human tender" for the mountain lion. More trail memories! For all the craziness, you will look back on your trail days with a fondness you won't believe........ Just be sure to treat your whole LIFE like the trip........ Being bold in life will be a reward you cannot fathom at this time........ but being bold can take you places you never would have if you had just lived life instead of taking it by the throat...... You're a special lady..... do great things!!!
Hey we thought you already carried a weapon or bear spray for protection and now we are glad to hear you're carrying something. And I'm very happy your parents insisted. Glad your safe!!!
You are going to have some great stories to tell your children as nd grandchildren someday! My dad has had some crazy backpacking experiences, we all love listening to his stories!
I love watching your vlogs. I'm always left with a Shile. Happy Trails Little Lady, We're ALL rooting for you.
Lizards, flies,bees and now mountain lions. Girl you really had some adventures on the trail. Mind your family and keep the bear spray handy. Safe hiking
Bless your heart!! You are one brave young lady!!! Even terrified you continued on!! I think carrying bear spray is a smart idea especially those times when you’re by yourself!! Better safe than sorry!! Safe hiking Miss Ray of Sunshine!!! You’re so amazing!!!!
Hi there Starburst, thanks for another amazing video! Exciting story about your mountain lion encounter.... I loved this Queen-sing-along in the car! 😁😀❤ Happy trails and be safe!
I really hope you are in Oregon. We all want you to make it!
i live on mt hood and work at the only store here. i left some comments telling her that if she makes it to mt hood. and we are near the pct and see hikers every day now. i told her i will buy her any 22 oz beer. and we have tons. or any ice cream bar.. so i hope one day i am at work and she pops in our store... i hope she makes it. i make adventure videos here on mt hood that are pretty fun. and i know the work it takes to make videos and do this and that i and i want to reward her with some trail magic. hope she gets up here. but so many are here and been here for over a month. i feel she has to hurry. i see it snow here in october all the time. and many mt lions here also etc etc. so many are here already and i feel she is so far still. she made a video the other day saying she was in oregon. now back in cali. seems weird. unless the videos are edited or uploaded out of order.
Your friendly mountain lion experience will be a highlight told over many years, now for the grizzly experience! he he
There aren't any Grizzly Bears on the PCT.
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Lovin' your vid's. You're killin' this thing!
hahaha sorry but the whimsical way you described your fear made me laugh I also chuckled at the end of the 99 vid. Just me and the mountain lions. hahaha I was terrorized by a mouse outside my tent one night. The whimsicalness it must have taken to get through the night. hahaha
The rainbows are good omens. That was pretty cool!
I totally just did google the call of a mountain lion. Holy shit!! That almost sounds like a human screaming! That would have scared me to death, too!! But that car scene rocking off to Queen toooootaaally cracked me up!! :D
That lion looked at you and saw the lion you are. Peace and good vibes from central California.
Good to see it isn't just the Cougars in the bars that are looking to mate! They usually have the high pitched laugh that curdles your blood!!! Now you know how us guys feel when They're playing 70's music for Ladies Night... Dark, Scary and you never know what's following you to the bathroom!
You can do it I can see you’re already stronger for the experience. Awesome bravery way to go.
You poor baby...Lord bless you Jesus will protect you
I'm glad you spent another night with your family. Especially after your encounter, really helps settle your heart for the next part of the trail.
I Love your video's and are amazed by your character and strength.
Thank you so much for taking us along your hike. Just love seeing you hike and following your adventure. Thanks!!! I felt really bad for you knowing how scared you were. I too thought I was going to get eaten on a little section hike earlier this year. Camping in a remote area (on the Florida Trail), hearing growling and snorting from one side of my tent, and later on from both sides. Boy, was I scared. I thought I was being hunted, but it turned out I was in the middle of a little love calling between alligators. I just didn't know that they sounded so scary. Now that you have your bear spray maybe you can have a little more peace of mind. Be well and stay amazing. Thank you again. :-)
Thanks for the update , I was worried you might not make it up here with how out weather changes so quickly. Thanks for being by 3 sisters , now I know you can make it.
The good news the boy Mountain Lions are going to be busy checking on the girl Mountain lion who will have her hands full taking on the boy Mountain Lions which means your probably safe till after courting is over and they all get the Munchies. Another great video and the stories you will tell in the long distant future will have great backup videos.
Glad you're okay. Be safe and keep your head on a swivel. Oh yeah...have fun too.😋😋
I remember you talking about this on Instagram a while back. Glad you're through it now, and you still get to tell folks you saw a real live wild mountain lion! :)
Another night back home was probably a good thing to do after bumping into a mountain lion. That encounter is definitely a memory of the trail that you will never forget.
Wow! Some very exciting days. You did good. You are very careful, you will be okay. Some family time, that great too
GO STARBURST
I love that, even amidst the mountain lion situation you were able to admire the caterpillars =)
And it's silly but it made me very happy to see the Brazilian flag waving at Donner Ski Ranch 😅
Keep on, maam.
Thanks for the video.
Glad your ok!
Be safe and have fun
Always loved the story if the Donner Party and the life lessons learned from it.
There's a cool Donner Memorial State Park museum in Truckee that people should visit. It backdrops the Donner tragedy alongside a fascinating anthropological history of various peoples in the region, including Native Americans, Mormons, the Chinese, and frontier settlers.
What brand of battery was it? And what size? Great videos thanks for sharing 👍
you are just too cool.
My uncle and I were hiking up in a dark canyon in Colorado, I was 12 years old. It was spooky to me, but my uncle was an experienced mountain man, I knew this because he told me. We were fishing a small lake when I got the feeling that we were being watched, I told my uncle of my feeling and he looked around and said, "Shoot it's getting dark, let's go." So we took off at a brisker pace than when we went up. Suddenly I heard a noise behind us and we stopped to see if it was another hiker, but there was no one on the trail. Then we heard this blood curdling scream that came down the canyon, I have never heard such a thing in my life since, I looked at my Mountain Man uncle and said, "What was that?" He answered, "That was a BLEEPING SCREAM!!"
I looked up the canyon and then heard a large creature crashing through the brush and turned around to see that the large creature was my uncle running and jumping over blowdowns like an Olympic jumper. I beat him out of the canyon despite my shorter legs, but I didn't smoke and he did. I never believed anything he claimed he knew about the mountains again and always kept a clear way of escape when around him as I knew if danger ever approached I just had to outrun my uncle and not a mythical mountain beast.
bruh never run from a mountain lion unless you want to be food.
It's a humorous story. Also a knife is all you need to stop a cougar, they cannot take even a .22
NEVER RUN. they like the chase
Love the new hat! It matches your shirt perfectly. And good call, mom, on 'suggesting', (aka ordering, )the bear spray be carried. A little insurance for a little extra weight. ;-)
Yes that is a hairy raising experience. I heard one before when I was living Oregon Coastal Mountains.
I dedicate KC & The sunshine Band- get down tonight to the mountain lion. Be safe beautiful. Looks like a great area to see some amazing views. Lil family time before back into the wild.🐛🐛🐛💜💜💜👣🤘😎
Lol this (the catapillers/worms) reminds me of the lizards fighting at the beginning of your pct hike through the desert portion
Thumbs up for The Whimsical Women people! 👍✌️ #starburst
😱 the tiny crapping mountain lions are the most dangerous!!
They are humiliated by their own small scats and feel they have need to prove themselves, and are violent towards others.
Instead of short-man syndrome, they have small-scat syndrome.
Too much....but glad you are safe..very brave......Onward
Again your so brave. Have others hikers had any close calls?
The Park Rangers are advising hikers in to be alert for bears and take extra precautions to avoid an encounter. They advise park visitors to wear little bells on their clothes so they make noise when hiking. The bell noise allows bears to hear them coming from a distance and not be startled by a hiker accidentally sneaking up on them. This might cause a bear to charge.
Visitors should also carry a pepper spray can just in case a bear is encountered. Spraying the pepper into the air will irritate the bear's sensitive nose and it will run away. It is also a good idea to keep an eye out for fresh bear scat so you have an idea if bears are in the area. People should be able to recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear scat.
Black bear droppings are smaller and often contain berries, leaves, and possibly bits of fur. Grizzly bear droppings tend to contain small bells and smell of pepper. (www.boyscouttrail.com/content/joke/watch_for_bears-606.asp)
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Hello from San Luis Obispo, CA, I am enjoying watching you and your videos! What is your typical loaded pack weight approximately.?
It wasn't a mountain lion, it was 🐒 Bigfoot!!! LOL 😁 Love the car music!!! 🎵🎶🎶🎵 @ 15:30 chug chug chug chug! 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺!
Wow you where in the middle of date/mate nite! YIKES! Hike on!!!
i was on pct campo area and thought my wolf mix was in the bush off the left of trail spent about 3 mins calling what turned of to be a cougar to me.... my wolf was up the trail off to the right
I didnt know mountain lions screamed like that for mating. The Donner Pass area is beautiful
The wife and I love your vids! One thing! I hope ya got new socks your feet surely need it!!! Ha ha.
Ha!!! Best carpool Karsoke!
Foxes also have a blood curdling scream in the night and although it sounds so scary, they are just little guys compared to cougars. Might be helpful to google them on youtube too so if you hear one you will know what it is.
Just don't go around calling "Here kitty kitty, here kitty kitty". They hate that.
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Yeah, I got seriously buzzed from just one bear . . . that was a half a gallon. @15:14
She better start crushing some miles, end of September and October sucks in Washington with typical thru hiking gear. Cold, wet, and no views.
Close encounters of the cat kind. Well deserved 40oz. 🍻. Your B to the A..thank you Starburst 🌞 👍
Wayne and Garth would be proud
Maybe the scat was from a fellow hiker who got it scared out of them from a mountain lion close call 😉😉😉😉
Your poor nephew in the back seat 😂 I don’t think he was interested in Bohemian Rhapsody 😆
The new hat is great, no more black.
Cats will generally cover their scat so it probably wasn’t mountain lion.
Doctors could prescribe mountain lion encounters to cure constipation.
" People confronting a lion are told to make themselves look as large as possible, even to the extent of standing on a stump or using their arms to spread a jacket wide.
Running away from a lion is also considered a trigger for their prey drive. People are advised to try to stand their ground against a threatening lion, though that goes against human instinct."
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Hi from NJ
Was waiting for the licorice to come out Wayne's World style.....
bear spray! DON'T spray it inside your tent, you wont like it. If you feel you need to use it, be sure the animal is close enough for it to be effective. READ THE DIRECTIONS. Be safe.
DID YOU TELL DAN ABOUT THE MOUNTAIN LION ?
Yes! Jennifer warned me about the mountain lion. A few other people did as well. One of the great things about my going southbound was that I passed and talked to a lot of people (since most people go north) and we shared a lot of information. I’m happy to say I didn’t see or hear a single mountain lion on my trek.
I know your not really into weed, but maybe some catnip to throw off into the brush for kitty to chase. 🐯
Also a little known factoid.... Catnip tea is supposed to be good for mosquito repellent, but I shouldn’t use it on the PCT
I check your Instagram all the time make sure a mountain lion did not eat you. Be safe.
Lets see if I got this right..... You saw a mountain lion and what we got is some caterpillars trying not be eaten by birds! Just treat it like a pet cat at home, scratch it head .Your going to regret those beers went you get to Washington late and the weather is bad. Hike on!
SOCKS ?
Next time you have to scream “no kitty it’s my pot pie, bad kitty !!”
You need to hike with another person. You won't have to outrun the mountain lion, just the other person :-)
The worst sound I have ever heard in the woods is a Fisher Cats, maybe it was one of those. Check it out on UA-cam.
Happens once or twice a week down about 4800' due east of you.
The cats will leave you alone . Pm me for more info.
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This story is about one of my dad's trips, he's not the author.
a mountain lion, aka cougar. don't worry, it was only looking for younger guys.
Young single guys need to stay away from Apple-Bee's bar area during happy hour. That's when most cougar attacks happen, when the 5pm office shift closes.
Dang... that scream is hair raising
I just looked up Mountain Lion sounds and, holy moly, you weren’t kidding! They sound terrifying. I hope you don’t encounter that again!
Here’s a video clip I found: ua-cam.com/video/pxo8X5uIWRE/v-deo.html