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I've seen plenty of bear-sign (including actual black bears) hiking in the Olympics and Cascades. I've found a couple big cat prints over the years too but have never seen anything bigger than a bobcat up close.
I have averaged 1.5 bear sighting/year the last three years in the Cascades foothills and nearby suburbs. Yep, even black bears in Redmond, WA in the city parks. I have already seen a large brown this year. And I do go into the woods pretty deeply (horseback), but NOT that often. These threats are there, for sure. None have been in an "agressive" mode or has a confrontation developed, but the potential is close at hand.