I, too, have those nervous thoughts...often cycling alone on remote country roads. And I don't live in lion country. I suspect it's because I am a member of the advocacy group Eastern Cougar Foundation and track lion sightings outside of what is considered normal lion range.

But this just goes to show how vulnerable we really can be--a 19 year old woman hiking alone in a national park was killed by two coyotes:

http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=298321&sc=79