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Hikers hang their food high off the gound to protect it from bears.
Nelson Lake, near Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite NP, CA (1977).
Bear-proof steel boxes are sometimes provided where bears are a problem.
Cliff Creek, near Mineral King, Sequoia NP, CA (1990).
National park garbage cans must be bear proof.
Valley View, Yosemite NP, CA (1983).
Bears can get into any type of food container.
near Upper Hamilton Lake, Sequoia NP, CA (1990).
Bears are good tree climbers, especially when there are food bags within reach -- we lost a week's food to this mother bear.
Nelson Lake, near Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite NP, CA (1977).