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>be 16
>sort of new to the whole /out/ thing
>on backpacking trail a few days out into Jacob Hamblin NRA in Utah
>night time innacanyon
>about to turn in for the night
>get up and go away from camp to take a piss
>hear what sounds like 50 pairs of small feet scampering all around me
>see what seem to be wolf-like shadows
>heart stops, I turn on my headlamp
>can't see a damn thing because it's such a dark night
>hear what sounds like panting
>run as fast as possible back to my tent
It was spoopy as fuck at the time, but later I realized it was just a couple of shy little coyotes, and the noises they made were amplified by the canyon walls. When you do it enough out there, you get used to living with them.