[pct-l] Bear lockers etc.

[Phil Newhouse]

Where on the trail are the thrus now?
Some one take a shot and paint a picture of where the thrus are now...

wanabe - phil

On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 10:47 AM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> I only once passed a bear locker at a relatively decent time to make
> camp. 3pm was very early to stop and if it wasn't for Forester Pass
> being right there, I would have passed that locker up.
>
> The lockers at Rae Lakes were just beyond my ability to get there so
> I passed them first thing in the morning. Other lockers were passed
> in the middle of the day.
>
> It isn't as easy as it sounds to schedule your hike around bear
> lockers. You have to keep going if you want to make the milage and
> not carry so much food. The campsites that are popular tend to be
> cold, wet and mosquito-infested. Better campsites can be made
> stealthily. Why remove lockers but add brand new signs everywhere? It
> makes no sense. If you want wilderness, don't let anybody in there.
> Anyway, the idea that every bear that eats your food will be shot is
> rather alarmist, no?
>
> I only have to deal with the bear can for 6 more days and then I'm
> skipping all that nonsense and moving on. I share Billy Goat's
> feeling as mentioned in the LA Times article. I'm really more
> interested in the walking than the scenery. It's a strange thing to
> admit, but true. 6 more days of "sightseeing" and then it's back to
> "work". Maybe back on less touristy trail I'll see my friends again.
> The Sierras have been overwhelmingly lonely despite the plethora of
> people. The community of thrus is truly wonderful and I miss it.
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