[pct-l] Bear Boxes Giant Forest

[goforth at cnw.com (Joanne Lennox)]

Bear Boxes are fairly small, one person can fill half a box fairly easily if
they are out for any amount of time(Bulky food, everything smelly, pans).
this is why, BEAR BOXES ARE NOT FOR CACHING FOOD.  I have arrived at bear
boxes at dusk and found them full, and too tired to go on.  What do you do
when you know there will be a bear there in the night (certain locations and
this will be almost inevitable).  Please do not abuse this privilege!!!

Caching food at trailheads can be just as much a problem!! Either in a car
or hung in a tree and you are teaching bears to get the food.  All of us
have to contend with this problem and it usually goes like this: you have to
have someone bring you the food, or hitchhike out to a store or post office
to get it, or carry more than you would like to began with, or find a nearby
trail angel or ranger that is willing to keep the food. etc.  Mineral King
had a cache shed at the end of the road, perhaps lodge pole has something
similar, but please do not just hang it in a tree at roads end.

Goforth

---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ilja Friedel" <pctl@ilja.ws>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 11:06 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Bear Boxes Giant Forest


> Hi,
>
> not exactly PCT related, but close (Sequoia NP):
> I'm planing a hike this fall from Roads End over Lodge Pole/Giant Forest
> to Harrison Pass (a little west of Forester Pass) and back down to Roads
> End. For this I need to cache food either at Lodge Pole or Giant Forest.
> I'd prefer Giant Forest for load balancing reasons. But are there enough
> bear boxes available for hikers in that area? Or is it better to leave the
> food at Lodge Pole (do they have a post office or other facilities?).
>
> Ilja.
>
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