The Mountain Lion on the Pacific Crest Trail
In 2019, hiker Kyle Burgess was jogging a stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail near Slate Canyon, Utah, when a cougar began stalking him. For...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on James 4:7.
In 2019, hiker Kyle Burgess was jogging a stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail near Slate Canyon, Utah, when a cougar began stalking him. For six agonizing minutes — captured on his phone — the cat lunged, hissed, and closed the distance. Every instinct screamed at Kyle to run. But park rangers had drilled one rule into every hiker who passed through: never turn your back on a mountain lion.…
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