Olympic Park visitors urged not to pee near trails

[July 09, 2011]  PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) -- Olympic National Park in Washington state is urging hikers not to urinate along backcountry trails to avoid attracting mountain goats who lick urine deposits for salt.

The advice is part of a plan to avoid aggressive goats like the one that gored a Port Angeles, Wash., man to death in October.

The Peninsula Daily News reports the popular park also may close trails where goats follow people or enter campsites.

Backcountry campers are advised to urinate 200 feet away from trails to prevent the trails from turning into "long, linier salt licks."

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Information from: Peninsula Daily News, http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/

[Associated Press]

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