Trip report: Palomar Mountain, east of San Diego
Here is a link to our most recent blog entry -- not an epic camping trip, but pleasant, Not boondocking, either, but it qualifies as dry camping: Palomar Mountain
Forum Discussion
profdant139 wrote:
Len, whose nose and whose tail? Yikes!! I have never gotten to see a mountain lion, in (literally) more than a thousand days of hiking and mountain biking. (We did see a bobcat, once.) What time of day? How close were you?
Our nose; his tail. It was the middle of the afternoon. He was facing at about a 2:00 angle to the trail and was looking back at us from about 10 yards. All I could think about was the Ziploc bag of salami and cheese in my backpack. We put our hands on our hips trying to look larger and slowly backed up the trail. He eventually wandered off. Of course, we knew that he was still out there somewhere. :E
We talked to a ranger later about the encounter and he was surprised. He said that he had worked there for over 10 years and never saw one. On the other hand, I've never seen a bear in the wild. Go figure.
LS
