CalicoKat
Oddly enough, I didn't think to ask. When I was writing it up I thought to myself "gee, I wonder what the mountain lion killed". the information should filter down to us eventually. On the way back up, I couldn't believe how many people knew about the "mountain lion and the sick kid" story. there were probably ten or so people at outpost camp who came over to see what was going on. And we warned a couple of solo dayhikers who came up to wait for a group to show up so they could go up as a group. So that was obviously enough people to spread the story around.
Gary,
No kidding eh? I keep telling my family that the MMWT is no big thing. Well maintained trails, tons of people, plentiful water.....what could go wrong? And this trip was heading that direction. Very routine trip up to Outpost, boring camp set up. Hell, I even climbed into the tent when there was still enough light to move around without a headlamp....I always understood that it's the mountain lion that you don't see that would be the problem. And that they are there, but we never see them. As you say, they are elusive. I may have to go up in a couple of weeks and go for one more as a training hike for the big August hike. I hear that some cool kids are coming to town.....
MW85
You've seen mountain lines in the whitney zone before? Indeed you are lucky. I was kinda bummed that I didn't get to see it. when you saw it, was it in the same general area that I described?
