[pct-l] Bear Canisters

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, Ken,

I also camped at Glen Aulin in '07.  It was early in their season and they
were just setting up the camp for the summer.  They said it was OK to camp
near the bear box, but I don't know what the rules are when they have a full
camp.

Sure enough, near dusk a young bear came sniffing around.
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=189481

Steel-Eye


On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Ken Powers <ken at gottawalk.com> wrote:

> I agree with everything you said except that the Glen Aulin bear box is not
> accessible to PCT hikers. I thought that also until we stopped there in
> 2007
> and stayed at Glen Aulin. The backpackers camp behind the "lodge" had
> several bear boxes and we made use of one even though we were carrying a
> bear canister. It was just easier. And a nice place to camp, even though
> there were many other campers there.
>
> Ken
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Bankhead" <wandering_bob at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 3:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bear Canisters
>
>
> Just because a canister is not required does NOT mean it is not needed or
> advised.
>
>
> http://www.sierrawildbear.gov/foodstorage/map040108.pdf
>
> This is the current map of canister-required areas but it is dated March
> 2008. Supposedly Sequoia and Kings Canyon NPs and the Inyo NF were going to
> expand their requirements to encompass everything in their control, just
> like yosemite NP did last year. I'd wait until at least April 1 to see what
> happens.
>
> It is impossible to camp bear box to bear box throughout the entire
> canister-required area; the distances are too great in spots. Suck it up
> and
> plan on carrying the darn things. How far depends on how willing you are to
> modify your hiking plan.
>
> Option 1:
> Rent a canister at (or ship yours to) Kennedy Meadows
>
> Option 2:
> Re-supply at Horseshoe Meadow or in Lone Pine (and then back to the trail
> at
> HSM). Pick up your canister here at the start of the "canister-required"
> zone. You can avoid carrying the canister from Kennedy Meadows to here.
> Incidentally, there are lots of bear boxes at the HSM campground.
>
> Option 3:
> Camp every night at one of the bear boxes between Horseshoe Meadows and
> Bubbs Creek. Make the hike to Onion Valley in one day and re-suppply there
> or in Independence. Get your canister here. From here on, it's not possible
> to reach a bear box each night - just too many miles and very few boxes.
>
>
> Where to get rid of the @#$% thing?
>
> It's 54 miles from Tuolumne Meadows to the northern boundary of Yosemite
> NP,
> and the only bear box past TM is at Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp (and so not
> accessible to PCT hikers). Your first opportunity to ship it home or
> possibly turn in a rental is 11 miles west of Sonora Pass at Kennedy Meadow
> Resort (aka Kennedy Meadow North). Otherwise, you'll have to carry it all
> the way to Echo Lake Resort by South Lake Tahoe.
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