[pct-l] Bear Canister Question

[David Margavage]

This past September I got my permit to go through Desolation. She told me I
had to hang my food 10' up and 10' out.


On 1/20/09, Halfmile <halfmile at pctmap.net> wrote:
>
> Last year the area requiring a bear canister was extended to the
> northern border of Yosmite National Park. That is Dorthy Lake Pass
> (mile 998.1) which is about 55 miles north of Tuolumne. You can see a
> map of the bear canister required areas here:
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> http://www.sierrawildbear.gov/foodstorage/foodstoragemap.htm
>
> It would be interesting to know more if requirements have changed in
> the Tahoe area. This link seems to indicate counterbalancing is
> acceptable in Desolation, but perhaps it is not the most up to date
> info.
>
> http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/eldorado/documents/rogs/rog_wild_deso_regs.pdf
>
> -Halfmile
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> On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Will Hiltz <will.hiltz at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I believe the cannister-required zone ends a good day's hike north out of
> > Tuolumne, but don't quote me on that one.  I carried all the way to South
> > Lake.
> >
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> > YITOOD,
> >
> > Easy
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Bruce Harvey <bharve at dslextreme.com>
> wrote:
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> >>
> >> On Jan 20, 2009, at 6:34 AM, trail-name-here wrote:
> >>
> >> > you might need to carry your canister past Echo Lake through the
> >> > Desolation and
> >> > Granite Chief Wilderness to Donner Pass. Tahoe bears are pretty
> >> > active and
> >> > canisters were required last summer.
> >>
> >> Were canisters required by regulations?
> >>
> >> Thanks
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