Bears In Yosemite?
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 3:02 pm
Okay, what's the secret to bears in Yosemite? When do they come out? What meadows do they like? I've followed my 'rule of thumb' in a sense in Sequoia that has helped me see roughly 30+ bears over the past year and a half. The same rule of thumb hasn't helped me find ONE bear in Yosemite.
That's not to say I haven't found bears, I have, it's just what I do in Sequoia, which is normally hit the meadows around 4ish, doesn't work the same in Yosemite, and I can't figure out why. Of course I believe from random chats with rangers, is that there are just a lot more in Sequoia, but certainly there has to be a fair amount in Yosemite, as well as the Valley?
So far in Yosemite/Yosemite Valley I have seen a total of five, and one just outside the park in El Portal getting in the river. That's obviously 6x less than in Sequoia. And it seems that people see them at a much faster rate than I.
I typically like to do the shorter valley loop that goes from the North Pines campground to the Sentinel Bridge. I figured around 4-5 with people cooking they'd come out, but nope. Nothing. I randomly found one last week thanks to noticing a ranger with the antenna out and decided to follow him around.
Are there any specific places or meadows where they are known to roam more than others? Should I be looking more in the Tuolumne areas?
Thanks
That's not to say I haven't found bears, I have, it's just what I do in Sequoia, which is normally hit the meadows around 4ish, doesn't work the same in Yosemite, and I can't figure out why. Of course I believe from random chats with rangers, is that there are just a lot more in Sequoia, but certainly there has to be a fair amount in Yosemite, as well as the Valley?
So far in Yosemite/Yosemite Valley I have seen a total of five, and one just outside the park in El Portal getting in the river. That's obviously 6x less than in Sequoia. And it seems that people see them at a much faster rate than I.
I typically like to do the shorter valley loop that goes from the North Pines campground to the Sentinel Bridge. I figured around 4-5 with people cooking they'd come out, but nope. Nothing. I randomly found one last week thanks to noticing a ranger with the antenna out and decided to follow him around.
Are there any specific places or meadows where they are known to roam more than others? Should I be looking more in the Tuolumne areas?
Thanks