Bears!!! Yosemite, Can I wake this thread up?
Question to those who have been to Yosemite and surounding area with their RV of whatever sort, do you empty all the contents that a bear might smell into one of the "bear boxes" provided to prevent a...
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I have camped in Yosemite for more than 20 years, mostly in tests and have had many experiences with bears.
1. Grandmother-in-law deliberately left food out for the bears. Those bears ate the food and did NOT molest any of the children asleep in sleeping bags on the ground, and GMIL sat in her car screaming with delight.
2. Before Yosemite eliminated the dump, bears dined at the dump (mostly at night) and were watched by throngs of tourists.
3. Had an experience where our neighbors, apparently new to camping or at least unexperienced with bears, had left their cooler on display on the picnic table. The newbies were in their tent. Suddenly a couple bears showed up, so I yelled, "bears in the camp"! At that point their flashlights all went out in the tent. Of course the bears destroyed the cooler and spread stuff all over their campsite. We didn't see any of the newbies until middle of the morning.
4. As newbies ourselves to MH camping last march, we looked all over Yosemite and saw quite a good variety of wildlife, but no bears so be seen. But anyway, we did see a sign that said "BEAR LEFT", so we also left.
1. Grandmother-in-law deliberately left food out for the bears. Those bears ate the food and did NOT molest any of the children asleep in sleeping bags on the ground, and GMIL sat in her car screaming with delight.
2. Before Yosemite eliminated the dump, bears dined at the dump (mostly at night) and were watched by throngs of tourists.
3. Had an experience where our neighbors, apparently new to camping or at least unexperienced with bears, had left their cooler on display on the picnic table. The newbies were in their tent. Suddenly a couple bears showed up, so I yelled, "bears in the camp"! At that point their flashlights all went out in the tent. Of course the bears destroyed the cooler and spread stuff all over their campsite. We didn't see any of the newbies until middle of the morning.
4. As newbies ourselves to MH camping last march, we looked all over Yosemite and saw quite a good variety of wildlife, but no bears so be seen. But anyway, we did see a sign that said "BEAR LEFT", so we also left.
