[pct-l] Bear Canisters

[Timothy Nye]

I believe that there are bear lockers at Glen Aulin, the high Sierra camp
some 8 miles north of Toulumne; although given the severity of the canyon
country, more vertical that horizontal, it seems doubtful in the extreme
that one could make it up to Dorothy Lake, the northern bordre of the park,
in one push.  Although, come to think of it, considering the mosquitos that
time of year perhaps that would serve as motivation enough!

On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Thelma Fredricksen
> <thelma.fredricksen at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Dan,
> > I'd say not. I don't know how many miles you can do a day, but they are
> only
> > located in a few places.
>
> All that is required is proper food storage when you camp. For the
> problem areas, that means Bear Boxes in established camp grounds and
> Bear Cannisters.
>
> For through hiker daily mileage it is POSSIBLE  to get by with only
> using Bear Boxes except for two places I know of due to the distance
> between bear boxes being longer than a normal day's hike (there may be
> others that I am forgetting)
>
> 1)Reds Meadow to Tuolomne (and you might be able to do the 30+ miles
> if you time it right)
> 2)Toulomne to the Yosemite Park northern border (50+ miles I think)
>
> If stopped by a ranger while walking, tell them you are hiking to the
> next bear box, and are NOT camping without using proper food storage.
> It is not illegal to hike without a bear can, only to camp without
> using proper food storage.
>
> That being said, it can be a real pain to only be able to camp at
> established camp grounds.
>
> If they catch you camping in those areas without a can or a bear box,
> you are toast. If a bear gets your food, you are toast too.
>
> Be safe, don't feed the bears.
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