[pct-l] JMT Bear Cans

[Scott Williams]

Tyler is right, just SEKI and Yosemite.  The National Forest Wilderness
areas in between those National Parks are now allowing the use of Ursacks.
We were given permits last summer for most of the JMT based on using an
Ursack, not a can like in the past.  They used to require a can for the
full length of the trail, now, only the National Parks.  But the logistics
of changing your bear can for an Ursack after SEKI and then back again
later in Yosemite (if going northbound) makes it pointless for a thru
hiker.  Just figure a bear can for the whole of the JMT, unless, like us
last summer, you're only going into the wilderness areas.

Shroomer

On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:07 AM, <underwoodtylers at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Bear cans are only required in SEKI and Yosemite but it would seem rather
> pointless to carry for the beginning skip the middle and carry for the end.
>
> Tyler
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 8, 2016, at 12:38 PM, Jeffrey Olson <jjolson58 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > In 2010, based on the sierrawild map, I got a permit to hike in SEquoia
> national park naming the bear boxes we would be camping next to - horseshoe
> meadows down to, and up Kern Canyon, and back on the PCT.
> >
> > Jeff...
> >
> >
> http://www.fs.usda.gov/photogallery/inyo/recreation/hiking/gallery/?cid=3388&position=Promo
> > http://www.nps.gov/seki/plan
> > http://www.sierrawild.gov/bears/food-storage-mapyourvisit/bear_bc.htm
> > http://climber.org/data/BearBoxes/map.html
> >
> >> On 2/8/2016 11:14 AM, David S wrote:
> >> What areas of the JMT are bear cans mandatory? I have done the JMT
> twice in
> >> the past before bear cans were mandatory. Our trip duration is 12 days
> and
> >> would like to know the best work around in regards to bear cans. I'd
> rather
> >> not even have to carry one but logistics theses days mandate this sort
> of
> >> thing apparently. Any advice on the topic is welcome. Thanks.
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