On Friday I took a hike by myself up Cougar Mountain. It was about 2 miles up to one of the view points. Up there it was very quiet with only sounds of the forest. I was standing at the view point trying to decide which way I was facing when I heard what sounded like large raindrops falling through a tree. I looked over to see a cute young cougar grasping onto the trunk of a tall tree after falling down from his spot higher in the tree. I got out my phone and started walking towards the tree to get a good picture for my blog when something clicked inside my mind. If there is a baby cougar here there surely must be a mother cougar close by. I turned around quickly and hightailed it out of there. On the way out I noticed the sign about wildlife at the trailhead. It looks like I did at least 3 things wrong; went alone, approached wildlife, and turned my back on the cougar.