Big cats are awesome, and they can be dangerous. In 2004 Mark Reynolds, an accomplished mountain biker, was killed by a mountain lion in Whiting Ranch Wilderness in Orange County. A woman was badly injured by the same cat. Here is an old USAToday article: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...ain-lion_x.htm

It's easy to find advice about how to reduce your risk of attack. Just do a quick search. In general, the advice boils down to: 1) Don't run, because you'll look like prey. 2) Make yourself look big by standing tall, waving your arms and yelling.

Of course the safest thing would be to just stay in bed all day, but then you would miss the chance of seeing one of these amazing creatures. Just be careful!!!