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Bears in Yosemite / Sequoia / Kings Canyon
SNIP
I don't think the risk is very high- unlike Yellowstone, with its fairly dangerous grizzlies, CA only has black bears, which are much less aggressive. The main thing you don't want to do is leave food in your tent or in your car. SNIP Hi I am a Brit who visits the US regularly with my wife and remember camping in black bear country in California a year or two back. The space next to ours on the camp ground was empty but around midnight we heard some furtive "clanking and rustling" noises from next door, just a few yards from our tent. I remarked to my wife that the people on the next pitch had obviously arrived late and were trying to keep quiet erecting their tent. The next morning, the pitch was still empty but there were some pretty impressive paw prints in the dirt!!!!!!! Being Brits and unused to wild large carnivores, I stress that we followed the instructions to the letter and had removed anything smelly from the tent - including toothpaste and even the clothes we had been wearing to barbecue - into the bear proof container. Certainly we never felt intimidated or threatened by the presence of bears and to our disappointment, in many camping trips to the US, have never seen one apart from the above paw prints. Regards KGB |
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On 3 jul, 10:01, "KGB" (KGB) wrote:
SNIPI don't think the risk is very high- unlike Yellowstone, with its fairly dangerous grizzlies, CA only has black bears, which are much less aggressive. The main thing you don't want to do is leave food in your tent or in your car. SNIP Hi I am a Brit who visits the US regularly with my wife and remember camping in black bear country in California a year or two back. The space next to ours on the camp ground was empty but around midnight we heard some furtive "clanking and rustling" noises from next door, just a few yards from our tent. I remarked to my wife that the people on the next pitch had obviously arrived late and were trying to keep quiet erecting their tent. The next morning, the pitch was still empty but there were some pretty impressive paw prints in the dirt!!!!!!! Being Brits and unused to wild large carnivores, I stress that we followed the instructions to the letter and had removed anything smelly from the tent - including toothpaste and even the clothes we had been wearing to barbecue - into the bear proof container. Certainly we never felt intimidated or threatened by the presence of bears and to our disappointment, in many camping trips to the US, have never seen one apart from the above paw prints. Regards KGB Thanks a lot for all your remarks ! I have experienced a bear encounter before, but of course, being on your own tends to be a "little" different than being in a group. Enjoy your holidays in the meantime ! Kind regards, Niels |
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Bears in Yosemite / Sequoia / Kings Canyon
On Jun 29, 12:08 pm, sally wrote:
Niels wrote in news:1183131102.705426.119050 @u2g2000hsc.googlegroups.com: I will be visiting the aforementioned NPs in the beginning of July; on my own (unfortunately). Apart from a bear-bell and pepper-spray, should there be other things I should carry with me in order to be prepared for a bear encounter? The bears in this area are vegetarians. They have been known to tear up campsties looking for food, but they are not likely to attack people unless you scare or threaten them (or their children). Same goes for deer and other wild animals. Skip the pepper spray. Rocks have a longer range and are readily available in the mountains. I asked a Yosemite ranger about bear pepper spray. He informed me that carrying "weapons" is always illegal in US National Parks unless the park superintendent has specifically issued an order allowing them. Pepper spray is not currently allowed in Yosemite and frankly isn't needed for black bears. The superintendents at Yellowstone and Grand Teton have approved bear pepper spray, and you can find it sold in almost every gift shop. I overheard some rangers at Grand Teton talking about their bear sprays, and one said he thought it was more likely that he'd end up using it on some unruly visitor than a bear. For my trip in the Sierras (Yosemite NP, Sequoia NP, Kings Canyon NP, Sequoia NF) a couple of weeks ago, I personally witnessed one male adult, one juvenile, and a sow with three cubs. I never felt there was a danger, although I was cautious around the sow with cubs. I was informed that one bear had gone through our campground in Sequoia NF. In the Yosemite Valley backpackers campground (after my backcountry trip was over) I was getting ready to sleep when people were yelling at a bear to try and scare it off. This bear had gotten away with a teen's backpack before his backcountry trip had even started. As soon as I got to the backpackers campground, I stuffed my entire backpack in the bear-resistant locker. I had no problem leaving out water or a tent/sleeping bag. However - packs are easy targets for bears and they're known to go after them even if they don't have enough time to sniff them for food. They'll visually go after anything that they've previously associated with food. Here's some photo of the sow with cubs. The tree they're on is a down giant sequoia. http://img247.imageshack.us/my.php?i...cbears0jo9.jpg http://img75.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rcbears1tr1.jpg My Yosemite bear photo was a bit blurry. http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?i...rjmbearkh1.jpg http://img440.imageshack.us/my.php?i...jmbear0xe7.jpg |
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Bears in Yosemite / Sequoia / Kings Canyon
Going through Yosemite today, there were roadside sandwich boards
saying "Speed Kills Bears". Didn't see any, though. Did see a young deer. -- __________________________________________________ _________________ A San Franciscan who's visited 49 of 50 US states. http://geocities.com/dancefest/ --- http://geocities.com/iconoc/ TouringSFO: http://geocities.com/touringsfo/ - IClast @ Gmail.com -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Bears in Yosemite / Sequoia / Kings Canyon
Hi Sally,
I just got home from my trip in the Sierras. And... I did see a bear, in Sequoia NP. It was stopping by my campsite while I was reading a book. Unfortunately for him, my food was properly stored. No photo of the bear, but some shots can be seen at http://picasaweb.google.com/niels.wo...California2007 All repliers: thanks for your comments. Have safe trips! Best regards, Niels |
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