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Old 02-10-2005, 12:47 PM   #6
BobWilson
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Default Bear safety in Yosemite

The bears in Yosemite are really not a threat to people if you use care. Bears wander around the campsites mostly in the dark almost every night. There was one bear, affectionately called Blondie because of the color of her coat, that came in our campsite in the evening and just passed through looking for easy food. The single lady sleeping out in the open campsite next to us didn't have a tent. She found it a little intimidating to have a bear walking right next to her. She wasn't bothered by the bear but slept in the car the rest of her stay. But a tent isn't protention anyway. Half the people who camp are in tents. But bears have been known to sneak-up and grab a steak right off the grill and run if you are not guarding it.

We used the bear locker for many of our things. Inside the TM we kept things in the refrigerator and a few other things sealed and out of sight. I wasn't a bit worried. On another trip we put up a screen tent over the picnic table to keep away yellow jackets (bees) when we eat. But because I forgot to dispose of some trash in the screen tent that night, a bear tried to get the trash sack when we were away.

So keep what you can conveniently in the bear locker. This includes any food, toothpaste, trash, ice chests and anything fragrant that could attract a bear.

But in daytime you will be lucky indeed if you see a bear.

Hope this helps,
Bob
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