On California's river otters: 'The cutest vicious devils you'll ever see'
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Talia Rose walks the Eel River each day and photographs wildlife. River otters are among her favorite subjects.Talia Rose
I am bad at seeing otters. Or they are good at avoiding me. Or maybe both.
Although they are sometimes spotted at Lassen Volcanic National Park’s Manzanita Lake, my hike there last summer was fruitless. And on a Lost Coast trek shortly thereafter, a fellow hiker spotted one by the Punta Gorda Lighthouse, but it scrambled into some coastal vegetation and out of my life forever.
In fact, the only place I’ve ever seen an otter is the zoo, which doesn’t count.