Is it Wit-ham or With-am? I'll go with the former on this gem of a trail, hidden at the dead-end of busy Circle Boulevard in Corvallis. My first attempt to reach this trail by bike failed when I realized that the one-mile ride to the trailhead was entirely uphill. Today, Ben and I drove to Witham Hill on this perfect, sunny Friday afternoon. Since it's right in town, I was expecting a busy, dog-filled, picnic and Frisbee experience. Instead, we found a quiet (one other hiker) trail winding through woods and small grassy areas, with a warning sign about bears and cougars. Coming from New England, where cougars are legendary creatures who may exist but who you will never, ever see, it came as a surprise to find a sign indicating that you may find one following you like a puppy just a mile from Staples and Safeway. A puppy who thinks you're delicious.
The sign read: "[Cougars] are curious and may, as house cats do, observe people and activities from nearby cover. They have also been known to follow people."
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