TheBootfitter Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I've been poking around a bit, but can't find any specific information about bears in the Goat Rocks area. Should I be concerned at all with regard to protecting food? Or is the lack of information indication that there is a lack of ursa? What have y'all done in the area to protect food from bears or other critters? Canisters? Ursacks? Crittersacks? In pictures, I don't see many trees to hang anything from. I'll be heading up there this weekend. Any feedback is appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipmunk Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I've only done day hikes in that area, but did see bear scat on the PCT heading from White Pass to Shoe Lake in late July/early August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbingPanther Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 (edited) I was there July 4 2005, and there were reports of bear activity in the valley just to the west of the one with snowgrass flats and goat lake. However, (for example) in all the years of Mt. Rainier Natl. Park, there's been gazillions of sightings and not a single attack, so you're not likely to have a problem as long as you don't slather yourself in bacon grease and huckleberries. Hang up your food and enjoy a beautiful area of washington! Edit: with regard to the perceived lack of trees, there does tend to be some correlation to the thickness of the forest and the aspect of a slope near the treeline in that area, but I don't think you'll have any real trouble finding trees below the treeline. Edited October 13, 2006 by ClimbingPanther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideT61 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I don't know about the bears, but watch out for Sasquatch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancegranite Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 .... what he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arc Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Its not an unusual thing folks....Its's time for bears to ready themselves for winter..... I wouldnt be surprised if a bear sighting culminates into a bear attack up on the summit.....that would be the darnest thing to explain to the park service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBootfitter Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 Thanks for the feedback! We ended up using Ursacks and had no issues. We saw goats and elk, but no bears or rodents. (There were signs of Sasquatch everywhere, though!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arc Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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