I'm starting northbound on JMT at Happy Isles. I'll be renting a bear canister in Yosemite. I'm hiking to Mt Whitney. When on the trail is safe to get rid ...

23 авг. 2017 г. · There were no bear boxes at Cathedral Lakes last summer. I found a map online that clearly lays out the mandatory canister areas: http:// ...

Most bears are clever enough to recognise the canister and won't waste energy trying to get in. That doesn't mean that they will not have a quick look or that a ...

Bear cans are required through out most of the JMT but not all. The JMT traverses two National Parks (Sequoia-Kings and Yosemite) and two National Forests (Inyo ...

The bear cans one can rent from Yosemite are the Garcia Backpackers. They're about 650 cubic inches, and heavy, but they rent from Yosemite for $5 for the whole ...

Yes there are spots on the JMT that do not require bear cannisters - they do vary from year-to-year. You will find bear lockers in most spots after Muir ranch ...

There are several options for canisters. The most commonly used are made by Garcia. These weigh (ugh!) almost three pounds and hold about 6 days worth of food.

Through hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail and the John Muir Trail ... There are campground bears and there are wild bears ... There are thousands of such ...

... John Muir Trail. We concluded that there is no evidence to support the existence of bears in the High Sierras, an area that many consider to be the most ...

Everything you mentioned sounds great, and the cloud rest jct. camping is good, with water and a pretty area. Last summer, it had a lot of nosy bears though, so ...