I must say - on my bp'ing trips in Yosemite, I would never ever contemplate NOT putting my food in the bear container's the park provides in camp grounds, especially camp IV.... I totally agree that bears unaccustomed to people and human food are less apt to raid the tent site. However, there is a definite caveat at least up here - I plan my outings in bear country by the season. This means that in early spring (march-ish) and late fall (sept/oct-ish) I find other activities than overnighting in bear country. The reason? Simple: both times bears are foraging fast and hard to put on as much weight as possible, and are more tempted to invesitgate anything that might present a meal. Once the salmon start running, moose calves are around, then berries bloom, then late salmon run all pretty much mean that the bears up here really don't give a shit (not literally) about what I may be having for dinner. Their other food is just too bountiful. Mike, you are absolutely right in that I would never take my experiences here and apply them to Yosemite, or Yellowstone, or BC, or anywhere else because it just won't work! BTW - I have not had the fortune of sea kayaking anywhere else but Alaska, so my food in the boat only applies to up here. Scott Simpson Anchorage Alaska "There is always one more thing you can do to influence any situation" Lt. Gen Harold Moore, USA (Ret) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri May 31 2002 - 06:06:31 PDT
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