[pct-l] definitive site on bears in the Sierra
Jeffrey Olson
jolson at olc.edu
Sat Dec 30 10:49:25 CST 2006
http://www.nps.gov/archive/seki/snrm/wildlife/food_storage.htm
Note the exception for thru-hikers in the last paragraph below...
Special Backcountry Restrictions
SEKI-approved bear-resistant food storage containers with the capacity
to store all food are required from the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend
through October 31 at the following locations:
* Rae Lakes Loop through Paradise Valley to Woods Creek crossing,
through the Rae Lakes Basin and the 60 Lakes Basin into the
Charlotte Lake area, and south along the Pacific Crest Trail to
Forester Pass. Also included are the Bubbs Creek drainage and
associated trails and cross-country areas from Kearsarge Lakes and
Center Basin to Cedar Grove, and all other drainages feeding Bubbs
Creek east of, and including East Creek. This also extends south
to the Kings-Kern Divide.
* Dusy Basin which includes all camp areas from Bishop Pass to the
junction with the John Muir Trail in LeConte Canyon and all
cross-country areas in Dusy Basin and Palisades Basin.
* Rock Creek drainage west of Cottonwood and New Army Passes, south
of Crabtree Pass, south of Goyot Pass, and north-northwest of the
Sequoia National Park boundary and Siberian Pass, including
Soldier Lake,Miter Basin, along Rock Creek, and Siberian Outpost.
All trail corridors and cross-country routes within the area are
included in the restriction.
These regulations apply to *all* groups. Through hikers along the
Pacific Crest Trail and the John Muir Trail with a valid wilderness
permit must use portable, park approved, bear-proof food storage
containers or camp at sites with food storage lockers and use the
lockers. Hanging food (e.g. counterbalancing) in restricted areas is
prohibited until snow prevents access to food storage lockers.
kmurray at pol.net wrote:
> http://www.sierrawildbear.gov/
>
> All food storage lockers in the Sierra:
>
> http://www.climber.org/data/BearBoxes.html
>
>
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