The area in northern Cal. is still a hotspot and pockets of this mostly forgotten area is home to nothing more than a few surviving " Hippies" growing pot in the hills and possibly a few families of surviving bigfoot. "Isi the Indian " was the last of his tribe and simple " Walked Out " on day and had been lving in hiding for years next to whites. If a man can do this, so can a large ape. How many cougars to you see on your hiking trips???? ( And those , they are lots of!!!!)