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Re: [pct-l] bear canisters



from www.sierrawilderness.com

Bears are active in the Kearsarge Lakes, Bullfrog Lake, and Charlotte Lake
areas.
They have been successful in obtaining food from food hangs in Center Basin, and
 along
the Bubbs Creek Drainage from Forester Pass through Vidette Meadows and down to
Cedar Grove.
We have had two individuals injured by bears in Center Basin and on the
JMT/Bullfrog Crk Junction.
One was protecting his food hang, the other had his food in his pack, improperly
 stored, he was cited.

If you are traveling in this area you must pay attention to proper food storage.
 Food hangs DO NOT WORK.
 Please be advised that if you intend to camp in any of these areas you MUST use
 the food storage boxes
provided at Charlotte Lake, Kearsarge Lakes, Vidette Meadow, and Junction,
Charlotte, and Sphinx
campsites along Bubbs Creek. If parties do not have individual food canisters,
they need to consider camps
 where food storage is available.


You are encouraged to make day trips into Center Basin, No Camping -- unless you
 have food storage.


Superintendent Mike Tollefson has approved a recommendation for a food storage
restriction in those
areas mentioned above. This restriction states that food must be stored in
either an individual food canister
or in the food storage boxes provided. Food hangs will NOT be permitted.



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