[pct-l] Water, bear canisters, stoves/fuel

[gwschenk at socal.rr.com]

---- Ben Crowell <pctcrowell11 at lightandmatter.com> wrote: 
> The serious trouble spots tend to be the ones where there is an
> interface between bears and easy access for humans, e.g., a place
> where a road cuts through a wilderness area, like Yosemite Valley
> or Donner Pass. In those areas, you get the "bears in the 'hood"
> phenomenon.
> 

I believe it's more of an issue where bears are not hunted. They are protected in the national parks and so have no particular fear of people. Outside the parks they don't have that protection and they know it.

Maybe.

Gary