Bear Cannisters - Let the circus begin

[--M.]

Are there bear boxes in Pemi?

I'll be there next month. Are there lockers set reliably (as at Imp shelter) at the campsites? I don't yet own a canister and have a weight problem as it is. I've looked for this answer but, alas, have not found. Bueller? Thanks!

 

[Waumbek]

Those with a better history of the Whites than please chime in, but I was under the impression that the Whites did have a bear problem of the sort the ADKs currently have. I thought that the old Camp 16 was closed for this reason (and overuse) and bear boxes were added to the designated campsites.

I think you're remembering the old (over the river, west side) Franconia Falls campground, which had lots of bears. I remember well. I did my very first overnight "backpack" there in the '70s and met some of the "locals." It was not relocated for that reason but for revegetation, I believe. It gets so much use they're probably getting ready to move it again. No problem for the bears to hop back and forth across the river, though.

 

[Adi]

For those interested in purchasing a bear barrel, Mountain Equipement Coop, www.mec.ca, sells the Garcia Machine Backpacker's Cache Model 812 for 72$ canadian. Which seems to be a little cheaper than I have seen on other sites.