[pct-l] Bear Cans in Yosemite

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

Thousand Island lakes is just south of Donohue pass, which is the 
southern border of Yosemite.  Therefore, it is not in Yosemite, but in 
the Ansel Adams Wilderness.



> That isn't in Yosemite, though.  Different regs apply.
> 
> Suge
> 
> On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Steve Courtway wrote:
> 
>> thousand island lake is at 9800 ft. and there're plenty bear there.
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Marshall Karon" <m.karon@comcast.net>
>> To: "Steve Courtway" <scourtway@bpa-arch.com>; "Christopher Willett"
>> <chwillet@indiana.edu>
>> Cc: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 11:45 AM
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bear Cans in Yosemite
>> 
>> 
>>> What I don't understand is the requirement for bear canisters if you
>>> go
>> over
>>> 9600 ft. Bears typically never go that high. There isn't any food up
>>> there for them. When attending a Tuolumne Meadows ranger talk, we
>>> heard the
>> ranger
>>> say bears rarely went over 6000-7000 ft. in the Sierras.  And then,
>>> only where there were huge campsites.
>>> 
>>> Marshall Karon
>>> Portland, OR
>>> m.karon@comcast.net
>>> 
>> 
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