Wow! Poor Sally! I like Candace's well-rounded post, and the view, "This cat was doing what mountain lions normally do when they shop for groceries."
I've heard more than a few people say they felt they were being tracked out there mostly east side on the ridge and into the SJR canyon. We've seen a few full grown area lions - one in the morning in the area that's now burned - Fish to Rock Creek Camps, and then the two mates not far from where you park to climb at Chiquito. I also am convinced I saw the tail end of one slipping into the woods, again, that was out in the area that was lush that's now burned and occurred while we were driving along Minarets. When hiking all over the place from the ridge to the SJR areas, I've not infrequently wondered if paw prints or scat belonged to a cat. There're plenty of area caves and rocky outcroppings for pouncing from. There's also considerably less habitat for those that have had to move from burn areas.
