I’ll always remember one of my first times trail running in San Diego. I had just moved to the city and headed out to Los Penasquitos Canyon to run on the shady dirt trails there. I had heard warnings about rattlesnakes, so I had my guard up as I ran. Suddenly, a crashing sound came from the surrounding bushes and I jumped nearly three feet in the air—only to see that it wasn’t a rattlesnake. It was a deer. I watched as the deer pranced through the woods before continuing my run.
That was my first encounter with San Diego wildlife, and now I know there are many different types of wild animals to see on local trails. Here are a few of them.
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