[pct-l] Bear Cannisters in the North Cascades

[geoffreys at gfsnet.org (Geoffrey Selling)]

"Brian Bowlsby" <go4ahike@pacifier.com> writes:
>As already stated, the bears in N. Cascades are pretty timid, so they
>shouldn't be a problem.
>
>However, the mice throughout most of Washington are fearsome! Nearly every
>night they raided my tarp last September on my thru-hike. It's hard to sleep
>with mice crawling over your sleeping bag and running across your face in
>the middle of the night! Hanging the food didn't stop them either. I
>witnessed several times the mice jumping from the tree trunk to the bag or
>even crawling down the cord from the branch above!
>
>I recommend carrying an ursack if you have one, just for the mice, not for
>the bears!
>
>Steady

Good advice. Thanks, Steady!
						Geoffrey