We hiked at more then a few places. The wildlife encounters that I remember the most...
While hiking in the area near Whistler BC, we encounter bears. A mother and 2 cubs. We turned around and got out there before anything bad happened.
Hiking in Denali National Park we encountered caribou in Denali National Park.
A trail that was south of Anchorage, we saw a stream of water that was FULL of salmon swimming up stream. On that same trail we saw a young bald eagle roosting on a tree branch about 15 feet above the ground that was maybe 20 feet from us, and it just sat there watching us walk by.
Wildlife that we have seen near our home. Coyote, deer, wild turkeys, possum, owls, stuff in or near our pond, geese, great egret, blue heron. ducks, and a few times a river otter.