<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><a rel="nofollow" class="outbound_link id12570348 " data-farkdomain="hereisoregon.com" target="_blank" href="https://www.fark.com/goto/12570348/www.hereisoregon.com/experiences/2022/09/these-adventure-cats-hike-camp-and-explore-oregons-outdoors" style="font-size: 16px; max-height: 2000000px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(61, 61, 175); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); display: inline; height: 100%; vertical-align: middle; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Would you like to go backpacking with Lewis and Clark? How about hiking with Frank? Or does camping with Olivia strike your fancy? Welcome to Caturday, Adventure Cats edition</a>.<div><br></div><div>Courtesy of Here is Oregon at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.hereisoregon.com/experiences/2022/09/these-adventure-cats-hike-camp-and-explore-oregons-outdoors.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark">https://www.hereisoregon.com/experiences/2022/09/these-adventure-cats-hike-camp-and-explore-oregons-outdoors.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark</a></div><div><br></div><div>—————————————————</div><div><br></div><div><h1 class="primary-font__PrimaryFontStyles-o56yd5-0 kjRDGt headline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 2.5625rem; line-height: 3rem; font-family: "National2Collection Bold"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">These adventure cats hike, camp and explore Oregon’s outdoors</h1></div><div><br></div><div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Cats Lewis and Clark ride in <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ4GXacpNTK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">a canoe in Central Oregon’s Crescent Lake</a>. A feline name Frank hikes trails in Sunriver while sister Betty, who is a touch skittish, stays behind in the <a href="https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2022/07/hightail-it-to-the-2022-cat-patio-tour-fundraiser-see-10-portland-area-catios-in-person-or-online.html" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">backyard screened play area</a>. And Olivia camps in a MeerKat Trailer on the Oregon coast with her two-legged companions.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Welcome to the world of adventure cats that safely patrol beyond their property and into the outdoors accompanied by humans, sometimes called Pawpa and Pawma.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Wearing a padded harness and leash during a walk around the neighborhood, or bobbing along inside a backpack on a trail can be a safe al fresco cat excursion, says Karen Kraus of the <a href="http://www.feralcats.com/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon</a>.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_ZDQFHTWR5NGIDLE5WUOGT2O7AQ" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">“It’s a way to engage with your cat and enrich their life without letting them free roam,” she says.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_M5EWTGDLA5GJBFXQ25ZBEQX2WQ" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Free-roaming felines can get into trouble and housebound cats can get bored, says Kraus.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">For 10 years, her organization has teamed up with the <a href="https://audubonportland.org/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">Portland Audubon</a> to encourage cat owners to create a safe outdoor space. Here, in a <a href="https://audubonportland.org/event/catio-tour-2022/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">cat patio — a catio</a> <a href="https://audubonportland.org/event/catio-tour-2021/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz7nNn5ah-gIVFK7ICh2R4QJyEAAYASAAEgJ3YvD_BwE" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);"></a>— felines can run, snooze in the sun and play out hunting instincts with toys, rather than chasing birds and other wildlife.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_5NJQZZRMVRBYHE6UB6MEZDB4KY" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Jory Olson, Pawpa to venturesome Siberian Forest cats Lewis and Clark, recognizes the need for a catio at his Southeast Portland home.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_JXDD5HSACVA3RNFGG2ME6ZUE5A" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">“People say cats are kind of neurotic,” says Olson. “I’d be neurotic too if all I did was sit around the house all day.”</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_JXDD5HSACVA3RNFGG2ME6ZUE5A" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Cats are mentally and physically stimulated by the sights, sounds and scents of nature. And <a href="https://tractive.com/blog/en/good-to-know/how-to-hike-with-a-cat#:~:text=Though%20your%20cat%20might%20prefer,to%20get%20your%20kitty%20outdoors" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">exercise can prevent feline obesity</a>, according to the experts at Tractive, which makes <a href="https://tractive.com/en/pd/gps-tracker-cat" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">GPS-tracking cat</a> and <a href="https://tractive.com/en/pd/gps-tracker-dog" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">dog</a> collars.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_7CEXQ5LRGNFNBGDCTTBZN4L24Y" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Some cats, depending on their personality, want to explore beyond their home, and a walkabout is the next step. People attending the <a href="https://www.catssafeathome.org/catio-tour-1" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">10th Annual Catio Tour</a> on Sept. 10 saw a variety of portable catios, including a “pup” tent to shield cats outside, whether that’s in the yard or while they’re traveling.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_AQ65G43LMVBNZG35CZFKLGHZBE" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Astute owners can tell when a hiking cat is tired — “Frank will just stop walking and look up,” says Amanda Thompson of Portland and Sunriver — or scared. Sunny Anderson, who lives in Ashland with Olivia, sees a bristled tail if her cat doesn’t want to cooperate.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Felines on the go need to have up-to-date vaccines and a microchip cat ID in case they get lost, says Kraus. It they slip out of their collar and run off, they need to trust that a human will protect them. And they need a guardian who understands that not all cats care to bust through their comfort zone.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_2WFGZVGBVRDIXN4JNEAUR2POOU" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Here’s a look at three sets of adventure cats, where they go, how they react and advice offered by their guardians.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Jory Olson and his Siberian Forest cats, Lewis and Clark, explore the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiAhBQrAlTt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">Pacific Northwest</a>, including their Westmoreland neighborhood on the bluff overlooking <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CeY0QKArytL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge</a>.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Olson takes the cats he named to the ocean, to trek the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg7EvJwLgkI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">Lewis and Clark Trail</a> and <a href="https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=103" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">Tryon Creek</a>, then posts photos and videos, often with music, on their Instagram page, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lewis.clark.explorer.cats/?hl=en" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">lewis.clark.explorer.cats.</a></p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_53ECMM47AZDGNPBBNE7RA4BFHA" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">“Cats are way more adaptable than we give them credit for,” says Olson. “They just need more experiences to gain the confidence that dogs seem to have naturally.”</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_3C63FD7XIBEIZOUSA7KOMQLX2M" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Olson introduced Lewis and Clark to a cat backpack the day they arrived as kittens at his home during the pandemic, and they have been comfortably sleeping and playing in it ever since.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_PO66HOFDRFBHPAZYWSQOU6FPDA" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">The harnesses, however, caused “lots of drama, particularly with Clark because he’s kind of a drama queen,” says Olson.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_INAMKBC2WNF6RFW7HSMEYDU2M4" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Both cats flopped onto the floor, doing the dead cockroach and biting at the harness, he says. Olson thought: Maybe they’re not adventure cats, and that’s OK.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_FM5O4MGCHBB7LFYN5PFGWR54FE" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">“It’s their choice to be adventure cats,” he says.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_MYKOKKH6IRAFHCHR5QR3475V2M" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">The first two times the cats were escorted out to the backyard on a leash, the sky freaked them out, he says. There were also insects, birds and the sound of the wind blowing, followed by car noises, and bikes and people going by.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">The adventure sessions lasted about 15 minutes. Within a week, the cats were calmly spending an hour twice a day underneath bamboo on a quieter side of the house. They were hidden, elevated from the street, but they could see out.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_DOH3CBYJINDOJGRJ4A47AXNHDQ" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">After 10 weeks, Lewis headed down the street with Clark and Olson trotting along. They made it around the block, and the range kept extending.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_U225NSCAYBBMXPGNEWQVOOTUD4" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">“As far as they’re concerned, they own this place and we’re all just living here,” Olson says.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_AJ5NGLXG7FGADMHZVGIWTBL7PQ" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">A trust bond is key. They have to know if an unleashed dog approaches or they fall off a canoe in the river, both of which have happened, Olson will have their back.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_K7IKKJTVJFBT5BDDDKTHI3DDJA" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">After the trust bond, the second most important element is socialization, says Olson.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_RLDOA6ZALVH4PCBWIDERUYNQKQ" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Cats can’t be afraid of people when they need help. Lewis and Clark are about as social as cats can get, Olson says.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_HFTABQPORBDQZAN5QKGTSW5JOM" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">They will come up to strangers, allow themselves to be picked up and then offer a head butt.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_2N4546YMCVG6NDEVKJSCBZEIVU" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">While visiting Whistler Olympic and Paralympic Village in<b style="box-sizing: inherit;"></b>British Columbia, the cats were swarmed by people taking selfies, wanting to hold the cats and asking questions.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">“We were trying to get to an ice cream shop and the shop closed because we didn’t have forward momentum,” says Olson.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_3RMDHREOG5EDDMHDGJ2ZWE5U24" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">The cats are “dog like,” says Olson, an electrical engineer who is designing a cat backpack to better distribute his cats’ collective 30 pounds of weight.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_C7GSNIMJTBAUNLMQWENEPIDQJA" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">He thinks Lewis and Clark are righting a long imbalance of the preferential treatment of canines over cats.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_UIUBHOQPRZDIXCFWT3OZHZR5QI" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">“When Airbnb hosts say they are ‘pet friendly,” they really only mean dogs,” says Olson.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_75ERLS5CLNA2ZIQYTJVEXGC2JM" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">On their first overnight adventure, they checked into a cabin they discovered had a longtime mouse problem. The traveling cats cleared out the mice population and left the proof in Olson’s slippers. The Airbnb owner was grateful.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_ET5IRMT6YVEKFNBKDB777FNH3Q" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">The Friends of Tryon Creek had a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/ChLsoaXBfbj/?hl=en" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: inherit; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; color: rgb(21, 87, 153);">Dog Days of Summer dog photo contest</a> on Instagram. Olson entered Clark to “strike a blow for feline equality.” Clark took second place.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25); font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; font-size: 18px;"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div id="InContent_Center_RQIQABZDRBHPFBN77WDMUTRPK4" class="ad-observer" style="box-sizing: inherit;"></div></div></div><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">“That made my day,” says Olson.</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">————</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Photos . . ,</p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092422_01.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092422_01.jpg</a></p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092422_02.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092422_02.jpg</a></p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092422_03.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092422_03.jpg</a></p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092422_04.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092422_04.jpg</a></p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092422_05.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092422_05.jpg</a></p><p class="default__StyledText-sc-1ikyn2f-0 eThyln body-paragraph" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.25rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; line-height: 2.5rem; font-family: "TiemposText Regular"; caret-color: rgb(25, 25, 25); color: rgb(25, 25, 25);"><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092422_06.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_092422_06.jpg</a></p></div><div><br></div><div>—————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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