Life's moments

This is a cement man made....uh technically it's an old system they used for the drinking water, it didn't go through a cleansing process, its just a natural waterfall with a cement wall at the bottom holding the water into what is now used as a swimming hole, very few of the locals know its there and the ones that do never go there do to cougars and other wildlife especially in the warm season. The rest of the flowing water goes down onto more cement and into a half of a culvert. They still had a ladder going to the top, rusted steel or metal that is only tied onto the side and a tree by thin yellow rope, wouldn't recommend doing that again. That is also where a Tsunami evacuation trail is going up. Went up there with a few friends this time and one of them was off just wondering and she heard rustling, so came back and as we were heading back down the trail we could smell harsh cat piss that is almost ten times worse than a house cat, a sign of a cougar basically. After you go up there and are having fun and enjoying it and coming down and experiencing that isn't all that fearful but as you think about it, it's like one of those life moments where you say "Could that have been it?" but I grew up with that stuff and it's not so fearful in the way that you can run into these animals but for the fact that you share territory with these animals and they step into yours without you even being aware that it was there until you find an indication they were there, although they can leave close to no sign at all. The tourists you meet are usually hesitant on going to places that way or even the harsher hikes over the mountain because of wildlife and also mother nature, so it's a great place to go if you don't want to run into anyone but having supplies and knowing what to be prepared for is a good thing. Which is sometimes being prepared for the unexpected. Very few locals will bring you to these spots, not because of it being dangerous or the mere fact of not wanting to show it you, it's mainly because the heart of the locals is gone, you can't find many of them that are wanting to do that and that are willing to do it themselves. Luckily enough this spot isn't far from one of the lodges and a few houses, so the guides would most likely tell you where it is. But some of the most amazing spots in a small town to go and explore to if you have the balls is where most of them won't take you to. That is what I miss about a small town is to have the choice of doing it yourself and go to these places, but if you can also bring someone there that has never been to that environment or seen the wildlife or experience that type of adventure before is well it's almost an inspiring moment to show another person that this is what you live in, that is what you grew up around learning and knowing. Enjoy, that's me in the picture taken by a friend and there is more of these posts to share!