[pct-l] rae lakes loop

[steve_peterson at sbcglobal.net (Steve Peterson)]

I'd say go ahead and use them. When I was through there in September, plenty of 
non-JMT thru-hikers were using them and you'll probably be one of only a few 
people in the area, so it isn't like you'd be preventing someone else from using 
it. I met a ranger at Charlotte Lake, but nowhere else. I'd be pretty surprised 
if the stations were manned this late in the year.

pcnst2001@covad.net wrote:
> Speaking of bear canisters...
> 
> I am thinking of doing the Rae Lakes loop as a 46-mile ultralight (by my
> standards) loop
> this weekend, camping at Arrowhead Lake.   
> It's a hard way to get 15 PCT miles, but the weather forecast looks good.
> 
> According to http://www.nps.gov/seki/raelakes.htm, the bearboxes along the PCT from
> Woods Creek to Vidette Meadow are for through-hikers only.    Is anybody official
> going to be
> checking this late in October?    If there is nobody around when I leave from the
> road
> end early on Saturday, I'll assume not, but if there is somebody in the
> wilderness permit
> booth I guess I'll have to deal with a bear canister.    I'll bring one in the car
> just in case.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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