Food caches along the JMT?
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Food caches along the JMT?
Does anyone know if there's a bearbox near the campground at Red's meadow? Also, would it be o.k. to leave 2-days worth of food in a marked grocery bag at the bearboxes at Red's & Tuolumne?
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At Reds, the store will keep your food - $1/day I think. If you put it into the bear boxes, especially near the hot showers, it will become a "hiker box" and everyone will grab what they like...Elwood wrote:Does anyone know if there's a bearbox near the campground at Red's meadow? Also, would it be o.k. to leave 2-days worth of food in a marked grocery bag at the bearboxes at Red's & Tuolumne?
Lots of bear boxes there, each camp site has one large one. Find a long-term hiker and ask if you can store it for a few days in their box if you don't want to pay the store their small fee.
Tuolumne is similar, except the store won't take it. Mail to self and pick up at the PO window in the store, or ask the hiking supply store if they do it for you. Tons of bear boxes in the campground, but you need to find somebody who will watch over it while you're not there.
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Thanks! I like both options at Red's & Tuolumne. Also, can I get small fuel Canisters for my Pocket Rocket at both places? And, can I count on a cooked breakfast & dinner at these spots?
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I don't know how up to date this link is but I thought it might be of interest. You can even the GPS waypoints for bear lockers.
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if you can digest the food... yeah. Meadow Grill at TM, and a restaurant across from the store at RM.Elwood wrote:Thanks! I like both options at Red's & Tuolumne. Also, can I get small fuel Canisters for my Pocket Rocket at both places? And, can I count on a cooked breakfast & dinner at these spots?
Fuel should be there, but not sure about all the types they carry. Anything that's popular these days should be there.
got some relevant links top right of the below web page
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Be sure if you mail to the PO, you don't plan to pick up on a Sunday. It took awhile, but they were able to find a key to get our cache.
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Re: Bear boxes in Tuolomne
I've left supplies in the bear boxes in Tuolomne many times, and they have always been there untouched when I returned.
There are bear boxes at each trail head, the idea is that they want people to empty out their cars of any extra food they may have brought and store it in the bear boxes. The nice thing is that they have a lot of boxes, so they don't tend to fill up. Glen Aulin trail head is the one just beyond the parking lot for Lembert Dome, its the closest to the grill and store.
When I was last in Reds meadow the restaurant served hamburgers all the time, and a special dinner menu that varies each night. Problem is you're supposed to reserve your dinner spot by 2 pm - otherwise your choices are limited to burgers.
Tuolomne grill is regular hamburger fare as well. The Tuolomne Lodge, a mile from the store and campground, has better food.
There are bear boxes at each trail head, the idea is that they want people to empty out their cars of any extra food they may have brought and store it in the bear boxes. The nice thing is that they have a lot of boxes, so they don't tend to fill up. Glen Aulin trail head is the one just beyond the parking lot for Lembert Dome, its the closest to the grill and store.
When I was last in Reds meadow the restaurant served hamburgers all the time, and a special dinner menu that varies each night. Problem is you're supposed to reserve your dinner spot by 2 pm - otherwise your choices are limited to burgers.
Tuolomne grill is regular hamburger fare as well. The Tuolomne Lodge, a mile from the store and campground, has better food.
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Snusmumriken, Thanks for the post! I'm going to drop a cache at Reds, either in the bearboxes or at the store, depending on when I get there? Then on our way into Yosemite, I'll drop another one at Tuolomne. My last resupply will be at Vermilion, boy! was that box heavy, I just mailed via UPS to them. I'm not looking forward to that load my last 9-days!
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Re: Bear boxes in Tuolomne
What's the longest that you've left food there?snusmumriken wrote:I've left supplies in the bear boxes in Tuolomne many times, and they have always been there untouched when I returned.
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Re: Leaving food in Tuolomne bear box
Mostly I've left my supplies there for just a few days while I'm on a trip. Often pack the canister at the trail head, deciding at the last minute which lunches and dinners to take with me, leaving the remainder in the bear box.
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