266 Mountain lake hikes, a 5 year-old does the AT, animal encounters, more

On this week's podcast, Bob and co-host Kevin discuss hikes they did to mountain lakes; talk about news reports of encounters with moose and a mountain lion and whether you should be worried; they also talk about a 5 year-old boy who through-hiked the entire Appalachian Trail with his parents; a trail closure due to flooding, and more. This episode sponsored by Springs Homes. 5 year-old hikes the AT: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2021/08/22/harvey-sutton-5-year-old-boy-hikes-appalachian-trail-skittles/8236644002/ Fatal moose encounter: https://cpw.state.co.us/aboutus/Pages/News-Release-Details.aspx?NewsID=7922 Mountain lion attacks child in California: https://news.yahoo.com/mountain-lion-killed-attacking-child-200700195.html Greenhorn Trail closure notice: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd946369.pdf Please consider becoming a patron of this podcast! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/hikingbob for more information. Hiking Bob on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and website Wild Westendorf on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and website Listen on Google Podcasts, Spotify and Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android