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Mountaintop greeter

This pine marten walked right up to Amanda Lohnas-Greenwalt on the summit of Big Slide Mountain on Tuesday. She said her hiking group was ready to leave the summit when a marten came out, so they stuck around for another hour. They ended up seeing four martens at one time. “(It) got pretty close to us and our hiking gear,” Amanda wrote in a message. “Very cute and curious animals!” These martens have visited hikers on Big Slide’s summit all winter long and have become accustomed to humans. Commenters on Facebook were quick to warn hikers that feeding these furry animals, no matter how adorable they are, can be harmful to them in the long run. (Provided photo — Amanda Lohnas-Greenwalt)
Amanda Lohnas-Greenwalt saw these two pine martens on the summit of Big Slide Mountain on Tuesday. She said her hiking group was ready to leave the summit when one came out, so they stuck around for another hour. They ended up seeing four martens at one time. "(It) got pretty close to us and our hiking gear," Amanda wrote in a message. "Very cute and curious animals!" These martens have visited hikers on Big Slide's summit all winter long and have become accustomed to humans. Commenters on Facebook were quick to warn hikers that feeding these furry animals, no matter how adorable they are, can be harmful to them in the long run. (Provided photo — Amanda Lohnas-Greenwalt)
A curious marten (Provided photo — Amanda Lohnas-Greenwalt)
A marten range (Provided photo — Amanda Lohnas-Greenwalt)

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