[pct-l] Eyes in the dark

[CHUCK CHELIN]

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On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Nathan Miller <erccmacfitheal at yahoo.com>wrote:

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> I just hiked Oregon Section A Sobo.  I spent the first night at Mt. Ashland
> Campground.  Shortly after arriving, as I was investigating for a good spot,
> I saw two eyes peering at me from out of the dark.  They looked right at me,
> then looked away, then looked back, then away again, then back once more,
> and then were gone.  They were a blue-green color and were clearly
> front-mounted.  I can rule out:
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> Raccoon (Their eyes reflect red.)
> Opossum and skunk (They're too small and their eyes are not front-mounted.)
> Deer (They're not front-mounted and the eyes didn't quite look big enough.)
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> This pretty much leaves, if I'm not mistaken, bear, cougar, or coyote.  Any
> ideas?
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> -Nathan Miller
> Newberg, OR
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