I'm planning a 9-day hike starting at Horseshoe meadows and I'll be at Chicken Spring lake after a couple of days. In theory I could leave some food in the HM bear boxes, and run back from Chicken Spring Lake to collect this (I'm perfectly comfortable with a 9 mile run at altitude). It would mean I could get food for the whole trip (2 people x 9 days) into 1 bearvault by reloading partway*.
However... do the trailhead bear lockers get emptied out by rangers, other hikers or similar? I'd plan on leaving a note, and the food would only be there for about 36 hrs. I'm not expecting a definitive answer but has anybody lost stuff in this situation?
Cheers
*in case anyone is wondering: night after CSLake I'd be at rock creek and could use the bear box so plan would be: day 1 carry/eat, day 2 in bearvault for overnight at CSLake, day 3-9 at HM trailhead of which day 3 eat on day, day 4 in bear box at rock creek, so only days 5-9 in bearvault
