Warning! Gross stuff on this page! As I was nearly to the lake, I started noticing little holes dug into the side of the trail with some scat (poop) deposited in each. They were just a few feet apart, and they seemed to be older-to-newer droppings as I got closer to the lake. I never was able to match the scat to any animal, so I have no idea what was staking out the territory.