Originally Posted by
Bekologist
i think a woman hiker was killed in california by a mountain lion in the last couple of years. Certainly a rare event, but if riders do go into the wilderness, there's things to think about.
Here is one list of reported attacks in CA:
http://tchester.org/sgm/lists/lion_attacks_ca.html
Look at 2004 and 2007. Scary stuff when it happens.
This appears to be a more official source for the state:
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/news/issues/lion/attacks.html
At least one apparently found MTBs more to its liking:
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/...ain-lion_x.htm