On this week's podcast, Bob and co-host Kevin discuss a mountain lion encounter in Utah; a couple of incidents involving missing hikers and how they turned out; how a nearby national forest district is changing how they do dispersed camping; and what the winter weather forecast looks like. Links to topics mentioned in this podcast: Mountain lion encounter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pg2CDCm34w South Platte Ranger District dispersed camping rules: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/psicc/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD807225 Winter weather forecast: https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/us-winter-outlook-cooler-north-warmer-south-with-ongoing-la-nina Please consider becoming a patron of this podcast! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/hikingbob for more information. Hiking Bob on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and website Wild Westendorf on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and website Listen on Google Podcasts, Spotify and Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Android