This deer has been hanging around my cabin for a few hours… I think it is hiding out from a coyote or mountain lion that might be stalking it. I think sometimes deer hang out with people to avoid predators. Sometimes when I’m on the trail, a deer will hang out at my tent all night.
On my walk, there is a big cat that I always see running into this old cabin. Today it was sitting in the window frame. I wish this cat would come live with me… I would like a pet that wouldn’t mind if I didn’t come home for 5 months.
Update:
The year I thru-hiked the PCT, on the trail for the first 500 miles or so, about every 20-30 miles, under a rock, was a laminated letter from a kid in Mr. Snyder’s class. The letters offered words of encouragement and told us about challenges that the kids had overcome. One letter said, “The pain in your feet is just the doubt in your head.”