Yes & this year appears to be a heavy bear year in the Utah area-5
bears already killed in camp/homesites this year so far by "untrained
professionals" w/ guns.

Leaving tomorrow vanagon camping & taking our bear warning/scaring
device, Carl, the Great Pyrenees.

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/578861.jpg

On Jul 23, 2009, at 11:44 AM, RICHARD KOERNER wrote:

> One IMPORTANT note in the Mammoth areas....lots of bears, BIG ones.
> Since there is so much civilization nearby with all the condos and
> restaurants for the ski area, the bears have learned it's easy
> pickin's in the campgrounds and trash bins.  USE THE BEAR LOCKERS!
>
> Last time I was there, on Labor Day, I had put all the food and good
> smelling stuff in the bear locker, but had forgotten about the trash
> bag hanging from the passenger side mirror (which all Vanagon
> campers do, right?).  In the middle of the night, Mr. Bear comes
> around and we are awoken by his claws attacking the bag.

Did it scratch the paint?

>   Wakes you up to shine your flashlight in the eyes of a several
> hundred pound bear inches away from you!  I won't make that mistake
> again.

LOL!

YMMV,

Mr. BZ