When Ant proposed this route I wasn’t sure what it was going to be like since I’ve only gone over to Rancho Cañada del Oro two other times and going in the opposite direction. I’m happy to say this direction was more pleasant overall. Even though I like descending the way we climbed back out (Longwall Canyon and Bald Peaks Trail). Descending Catamount Trail was way better than climbing it. The first time I climbed it, I must have been in such a survival mode I didn’t really realize how bad it was. Even descending it wasn’t that great as it was steep and loose over hard. The rest of the ride was super fun. We took it easy on the climbs and ripped the rest. 🤘 Bonus that it was cooler than on Sunday but there were also more people on the trails today. I heard after that several people spotted a mountain lion halfway up the big Chisnatuk climb a couple hours before we got there. Always a mountain lion misser, never a mountain lion seer. 🙃