Many people do not realize how remote many areas in Colorado are. The state has about 3.5 million people, most of who are concentrated in the greater Denver metroplex. There are areas where the next living human being can be 30 to 40 miles away.
Having said that, running in the wild can be an enjoyable exercise. However, you should run with some equipment. A water bottle, small first aid kit, whistle or other signal device, fire starter, knife, emergency blanket ..... and a firearm. Put it in a backpack or fanny pack.
This guy was lucky. There are bigger things than mountain lions in the hinder parts of Colorado.
I used to run a lot in Colorado and I was never attacked by a mountain lion.
Of course I was in an Armored Personnel Carrier, but still.
“Many people do not realize how remote many areas in Colorado are”. As in most western states. That’s why a lot of us like it out here. ;-) Sadly, we (in NV anyway) fall under the wishes and desires of vegas/Clark/Reno/Washoe counties so, what was once a fairly conservative state is now in the hands of demolibs. But areas that are desolate and far from civilization that don’t care who’s in control of the politics. You betcha. But, you can find desolate areas in just about every state.
Do you mean grizzlies? Or are you implying Sasquatch or red-headed nephilim?
Do you reside in one of those “hinder parts” of Colorado?
Alas, I have only visited...
I wouldn’t find Horsetooth too remote; sitting on the outskirts of Fort Collins. Lots of people in that area. More likely our dry, warm Front Range winter drawing them closer.