[pct-l] Bears and cars

[Slyatpct@aol.com (Slyatpct@aol.com)]

In a message dated 8/30/2001 7:06:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
mardav@intlaccess.com writes:


> We were hiking the PCT out of Tuolumne towards Glen Aulin this summer, along 
> the
> pavement that is lined with hikers cars for nearly a mile.  We noticed that 
> every
> single car contained some sort of food, food trash or cooler visible from
> 

Last year, I parked in this area at the end of the road closest to Glen 
Aulin.  I thought I cleaned out the car completely from visuals and put food 
and "smellables" in one of the bear boxes adjacent with nothing but gear in 
the trunk.  I returned the next morning to find a written warning on the 
windshield from a ranger.  A further warning and the car would be removed.

I was aghast!  

It seems I left a well use Gatorade water bottle behind the front seat.  The 
car was dusty from traveling many dirt roads and there were definitely paws 
prints on the trunk, but I couldn't determine from what species.  

Thru-hiker or Bear, I don't know, after driving cross country, the car 
probably smelt like fast food restaurant!

Sly


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