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Super lucky hardly anyone in the pools! Pretty easy trail about 5 miles out and back. Some steep spots but clear and gorgeous for the most part.

Spent the night at halfway camp from the Vivian Creek trail saturday night, got to the trailhead around 8pm after work and got to camp around 10pm. Saw what I presume was a mountain lion at the camp, green glowing eyes around 50ft away that did not seem scared or concerned of me I made some noise and it meandered off. Luckily there was a lot of people camped there for the night and I ended up setting up my tent pretty close to everyone else. Tried to summit in the morning but ran out of water 1.5 miles away from the top and turned around. Not too sad as ive been up there before in the past but definitely remember to fill up your water at High Creek Camp before continuing :)

I stumbled across this book from another post recently that completely changed how I think about food.

We’re so used to fridges, supermarkets, and next day delivery that I honestly never stopped to think about how people actually ate before all that existed. This book is basically a collection of old recipes that were designed to last months or even years without refrigeration. The same kind of food our great grandparents (and great great grandparents) relied on.

What surprised me most wasn’t even the recipes, it was the mindset. Everything was about making food stretch, using what you had, and not relying on systems that could disappear overnight. Reading it made me realize how dependent we are now compared to even a couple generations ago.

I’ve tried a handful of the recipes so far. Some are definitely outside my normal rotation, but a few were genuinely good and oddly satisfying knowing they’d keep without power or fancy storage.

It’s less of a cookbook and more of a little history lesson disguised as one. Made me appreciate how resilient people used to be, especially when it came to food. I wanted to make this post as a bit of a shoutout to the creators for putting it together and the person who shared it here a couple months back (I couldn't find the old post to go back and comment).

Here's the website I bought the cookbook from, it's a pretty niche book so I don't think it's available on any mainstream platforms - survivalsuppers.com

Popular Little Lakes Valley Trl. Going to try Kearsage Pass in July as that will be new for me.

Anyone attempting new trails in the Sierra or beyond this summer?

Dead big cat between Laurel and Coldwater canyons. Called 911 and it is still there. No collar, looks full grown, they used to be the king of these hills. The poor cat was probably the only one within miles and was living off the radar. Such a majestic creature probably watched me hike a hundred times without me knowing...

Update: Some redditors must have read this and put flowers on the cat, which made me even more heartbroken, what beautiful people!. The wildlife guy said it was a 7 years old female after checking it's teeth, it was bagged and removed, and will be tested, who knows, maybe it is P22's offspring.

I spend so much time being rattlesnake aware that it didn’t even occur to me that I may see any other kinds of snakes on trail! Big ol whip snake

Like the caption says, curious what this guy is. For what it’s worth he did not give a fuck about me or my dog, I initially thought he was dead, but then he opened his eyes and starting sticking that tongue out. Pretty surreal experience

Hi, everyone.

My group, SoCal Science Hikes, is leading a hike to Red Rock Canyon in Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park on Saturday 5/23 at 3:45P, and there are a few spots left. We'll be learning about the area's geology, plant communities, natural history, and other topics.

For more information and to RSVP, please see the event page on Meetup: https://meetu.ps/e/Q2qqJ/QKtZK/i