[BULK] - [pct-l] BearVault status in a portion of SEKI

[scourtway at bpa-arch.com (Steve Courtway)]

1 box at lower rae lake and 2 boxes at the middle lake

http://www.climber.org/scripts/BearBoxes.cgi?TPO+WC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "eric lee" <thebeave7@hotmail.com>
To: <scourtway@bpa-arch.com>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [BULK] - [pct-l] BearVault status in a portion of SEKI


> There are permanent back country bear boxes at the Kearsarge Lakes, 
> Charlotte Lake, and in Vidette Meadow(2 spots). Probably would be a good 
> idea to utilize these in light of recent incidents. I don't know of any in 
> the Rae Lakes area.
> Eric
> link to location http://www.climber.org/scripts/BearBoxes.cgi?REG+CK
>
>
>>From: "Steve Courtway" <scourtway@bpa-arch.com>
>>To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>>Subject: Re: [BULK] - [pct-l] BearVault status in a portion of SEKI
>>Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:24:21 -0700
>>
>>>I better catch a lot of fish
>>
>>you can practically walk accross the surface of the rae lakes there's so 
>>much trout in there.....
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Saenz" 
>><msaenz@mve-architects.com>
>>To: "bearvault" <sales@bearvault.com>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>>Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:32 AM
>>Subject: RE: [BULK] - [pct-l] BearVault status in a portion of SEKI
>>
>>
>>>Great.
>>>I'll be in this exact area week after next...
>>>
>>>And my new BV300 is grizzly approved???
>>>(maybe the Rae Lakes Loop yogis are just "smaaarrrtter than the average
>>>bear!")
>>>
>>>To BearVault: Send me an extra BV300 and I'll stuff it with smoked
>>>bacon, slather steak sauce on it and leave it out to see just how well
>>>it performs... Of course, I'll follow the directions and secure the lid
>>>properly...
>>>
>>>I better catch a lot of fish.
>>>
>>>
>>>Michael Saenz, Associate Partner
>>>McLarand    Vasquez    Emsiek   &   Partners,   Inc.
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>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
>>>[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of bearvault
>>>Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 8:48 PM
>>>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>>>Subject: [BULK] - [pct-l] BearVault status in a portion of SEKI
>>>
>>>We wanted to let you know of a development that affects the use of the
>>>certain bear canisters in a specific area of the Sierra. The Kearsarge
>>>Lakes/Charlotte Lake/Upper Bubbs Creek areas have had several BearVaults
>>>and Bearikades broken into by a bear(s).  At this time these incidents
>>>are isolated to this specific area and possibly one or more bears. Due
>>>to the local and specific nature of these incidents the enclosed
>>>document was sent out by the Whitney Ranger Station concerning this
>>>area.   BearVault is obtaining several of the canisters from the
>>>incidents in this area in an effort to determine the cause of the
>>>failures.
>>>
>>>The Sierra Interagency Black Bear Group has pointed out that at this
>>>time this does not affect the approval status of any BearVault models.
>>>The local rangers will attempt to tag the suspected bear(s) and observe
>>>its behavior during interactions with bear canisters put in the area to
>>>observe what is happening.
>>>
>>>Thank you.
>>>
>>>Jamie
>>>
>>>
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