Quote Originally Posted by luv2climb View Post
I've never heard of a mountain lion attack on Salmon Falls. A woman runner was killed by one near Cool back in 1994 though.

I've never heard of the deaths on that gnarly section either. Not saying they didn't happen, but I posted this same ride report on other forums and nobody mentioned deaths or mountain lions.

I can't live my life worrying about what may happen. I don't ride recklessly and I was careful to avoid getting too close to the edge. The video makes things look scarier than they reallly are.

I don't have a choice but to ride alone. None of my friends are into mountain biking. I'd rather take my chances by riding alone and be happy and healthy than be forced to limit my riding to paved roads, which IMHO are more dangerous than mountain bike trails due to moronic drivers who are speeding and/or distracted or don't care about my safety and wish they could run me down.

Don't get me wrong. I still love road cycling and will continue to do it, but there are certain roads I will no longer ride on unless it's very early in the morning when the dopes are still sleeping. Salmon Falls Road is one of them, thanks to motorist stupidity.
too bad the star trek "beam me up scottie" technology isn't perfected yet! I ride alone all the time and would be happy for company and would love to try rocky, sunny trails (the ones I ride most frequently are dark and rooty)