[pct-l] Closures because of bear activity

[calliger@infolane.com (R.J.Calliger)]

Hmm- if "they" say anything about stealth camping then is
it still stealthy?? <smile>!  I did same from Sonora Pass to
Whitney one year- stealth'ed it and only saw 3 or 4 bears in the
distance- usually fishing in the rivers and streams or a daylight
(AM) raid on a campground!!

In fact, that I realize now is a very rare site- a bear waiting to
scoop fish out of a river or  stream.. I guess Hondas and Turcells
have more calories per hour ROI! (return on investment!)

Rich

At 10:37 PM -0800 8/8/01, The Dude wrote:
>wow!!  what do they say about stealth camping?
>
>I just got back from Tahoe to Yosemite and employed stealth camping with
>great success (didnt even see any bears).  We passed tons of people with
>cannisters who thought that we were nuts, but this is the 3rd time that I
>have used stealth and never even saw a bear.
>...seems to work for me.
>
>> Ken & Marcia Powers <kdpo@pacbell.net> pct-l <pct-l@backcountry.net>
>>[pct-l] Closures because of bear activityDate: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 12:21:01
>>-0700
>>
>>Thought I would fuel the fire a bit...
>>
>>Marcia and I recently returned from checking out the CDT. We plan to start
>>June 2002!
>>
>>We visited Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park because we
>>had heard of the difficulty in getting permits in the parks.
>>    Both parks require hikers to camp in designated sites. Neither park is
>>entirely happy assigning sites more that 10-12 miles apart. (Although Jim
>>and Ginny got a 28 mile day - they didn't want.)
>>    Both parks will close sites due to "bear activity", which means if a
>>bear has been raiding a campsite it will be closed for a period of time.
>>
>>Imagine trying to plan you thru-hike, negotiating camping sites, then
>>showing up to find that one of the sites is closed due to bear activity!
>>
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