The road past the "Vulture House" continues down to another house down the road a bit. (Remember the earlier image in this set where I noted the house to the left of the vulture house? This is it.) Eric and I trod on off down the road to see if we can get an even better vantage point of the river below. On our way down this road I happen to see a large mountain lion crossing the path several yards in front of us. I've heard tell about mountain lions in this area but haven't seen one yet until now. We continue on down the road and I tell Eric if the mountain lion comes back out that he should jump on it and grab hold real tight. (That'll give me an opportunity to run. Eric is a boy scout captain. He's been trained to handle these types of situations. I'm sure he'll be fine.)