[pct-l] Parking for JMT thruhike

[slackerbigg at yahoo.com (Slacker Gee)]

Thanks for the responses.  And thanks for the bear
warning.  Now I know not to slop fast food around the
car on the road trip.  :)

-G

--- dude <dude@fastmail.ca> wrote:
> this is completely true.  I have thruhiked the JMT
> twice and left my 
> car parked at the parking lot in Curry Village both
> times.  ...no 
> problems.
> 
> Just make sure you don't leave any food in it or
> anything that a bear 
> could mistake for food (toothpaste, deodorant,
> chapstick, 2 year old 
> french fries that fell under your seat, or anything
> with a scent).
> 
> In 1998, I pulled in to the Curry Village parking
> lot and had to 
> avoid running over a guy who was sprinting across
> the parking lot to 
> go chase a bear out of the front seat of his Toyota
> pick up.  We 
> parked and then went to witness the ursine
> demolition.  The bear was 
> sitting in the front seat of the truck and had
> partially ripped off 
> the door of the truck.  He was gleefully chomping
> down on a jar of 
> peanut butter while the owner of the truck stood a
> safe distance away 
> yelling at the bear (which was 100% ineffective).
> 
> have fun on the JMT.  it should be a great year for
> a JMT hike.
> 
> peace!
> dude
> 
> 
> 

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