In September of 2003, Brainerd and I set a cache on the summit of Cahuenga Peak in memory of Brainerd's 14 year-old cat Ooper. Ooper's cache gained some fame due to the pictures I would post in my logs of Cahuenga Peak which can be seen from many places in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.
About 9 years after placing the cache, reports appeared in the media of a mountain lion roaming the area of Cahuenga Peak and Griffith Park. I told Brainerd that perhaps this was Ooper's ghost.
Brainerd did not think Ooper would come back as a ferocious predator. And P-22 (as the cat was known) was blamed for some horrific attacks, including killing a koala at the Los Angeles zoo. But, in general people felt that P-22 was just doing what a mountain lion does, and he became a beloved symbol of nature thriving in the middle of Los Angeles.
In December 2022, P-22 was captured and taken to the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. A medical examination revealed P-22 was suffering from a number of serious health issues and he was euthanized on December 17.
I like to think that P-22 and Ooper are together at the great scratching post in the sky
You are looking for a plastic jar hidden in some rocks a short distance off the trail