A gray wolf entered Sequoia National Park for the first time in a century

[hunter]

3. Lovely aerial views of Mount Whitney.

Sigh. When I was a young feral human I set aside time to climb Mount Whitney but the weather did not cooperate. After that life got busy. The hike might kill me now; at the very least it would be painful. My body has been much abused.

A return of the wolves to California might restore the natural environment to some extent, though it's not likely many ranchers would agree.

https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/choosing-coexistence-over-conflict-how-some-california-ranchers-are-adapting-to-wolves/

I'm the kind of radical environmentalist who thinks we should minimize the environmental footprint of all agriculture, including ranching.

Beef is not an essential part of the human diet and there are some good vegan substitutes now, especially for ground beef. I'll cook vegan and non-vegan meals for my extended family who are everywhere on the scale from vegan to hunting/fishing carnivores. My wife is vegetarian so most of my daily cooking is vegetarian. Fortunately there are no militant vegans or carnivores in my family.