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Subject:Re: Road Trip
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:08:03 -0500

---- Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote:
> At  6/24/2012 06:23 PM,Dave Mcneely wrote:
> >---- David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET> wrote:  Quite a bit,
> >all of which was deleted by the email program (not by me) when I hit
> >"reply all."  But the main point I was interested in was the
> >statement concerning Yosemite:  "No food in the vehicle or no
> >entry."  So, if one is camping, one cannot carry food into the
> >park?  That sounds lame, what is one supposed to eat?  I understand
> >the requirement of all food must be properly stored at camp, but how
> >does one get it there?  When I went to Yosemite the requirement was
> >that all food had to be stored in bear proof cans (approved by the
> >park service) or in the provided lockers.  But goodness, we could
> >take food into the park for use at camp.
> >
> >--
> >David McNeely
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> It was having the food & stuff ready in one place to put in a bear
> box, I guess it shows you know what's happening.

Ok, that makes sense then.  I tend to read things and understand them for what they literally say.  Sorry.

BTW, the bears at Yosemite know how to break into automobiles, even the trunk, to get food.  Thus, the really picky rules.  First time a bear at Yellowstone breaks into a car, same rules will likely go up.  The Yellowstone bears include grizzlies, of course.
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> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
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David McNeely