I was at the 128 Bridge Sunday a.m., had the stretch above and below the bridge to myself for a few hours.  I then traveled downstream to the last pool before the crick widens.  After a bit, I heard a singular "snap" in the bushes behind me; I was instantly "a lert" (living in mountains many years no sound is left unheeded when in the great outdoors!). After a short while, I decided to drive down the road and started back to my vehicle. A fawn jumped up and ran down the path; I waited about 15 minutes to let it settle. After continuing, I came very close to stepping on it as it had lain directly in the path and darn if it wasn't about invisible; it again jumped up but this time ran into the poison oak and instantly laid back down, not five feet from me.  By this time, the poor fawn was panting and showing signs of stress so I waited another bit and continued on my way.  I met a gentleman in the parking lot that was out at dawn and had startled a bobcat on his way to his favorite hole.  My wonder is did the doe decide that this fawn was to stay near the path for protection as with the amount of traffic that area gets, humans are safer than the bobcat? Or, am I just putting human theory and thoughts into this?