(Portland, OR) -- The Angel's Rest trail in the Columbia River Gorge is reopening after a cougar encounter forced its closure last week. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says the trailhead will reopen tomorrow morning. Officials closed the trail a week ago after a trail runner says a cougar followed him for about a quarter-of-a-mile. When he fell, he quickly got up and yelled at the cougar making himself look as large as possible and the cougar eventually left. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says if you see a cougar, don't lose eye contact, don't run, slowly back away, and leave the cougar an escape route.



