Danielle: Tad you exaggerate! I was belaying for Tad and out of the corner of my eyes I could see this creature creep down the rocks and then disappear. Before I know it, it's like 5 feet from me. I admit it freaked me out, but only because I had Tad on belay, and I couldn't get a good look and it was closing the distance between us fast.

Tad: Here's another shot of the Ringtail. Danielle was belaying me on a climb when it first came out. She was afraid that it was going to attack her. After she realized it wasn't a violent creature, she followed it around (After I was off belay!) on the bolder pile to take pictures.